In the United States, more than 90% of 25.8 million adults with diabetes have type 2 disease, according to the CDC. More than 1.9 million cases were diagnosed in 2010 alone among adults aged 20 and older. Approximately 90% of...
The 2012 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from February 7-11 in San Francisco. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the meeting. >> Analyzing Deep...
A new blood test may predict patients at risk of an imminent heart attack. Researchers have...
At the end of last year, an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
Tremendous strides have been made in the awareness, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular...
The epidemic of prediabetes is continuing to plague the United States as at least 60 million Americans—one-third of the adult population—meet the criteria for the condition. About 40% of individuals with prediabetes will develop...
Clinicians should take an active role in helping their patients with type 2 diabetes protect themselves from developing cardiovascular disease, or CVD, in the future. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been well documented as a...
A simple 3-item screener for age, body mass index (BMI), and family history appears to accurately...
Research has shown that most patients with type 2 diabetes also have comorbid hypertension, with the prevalence depending on other factors, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), microvascular and macrovascular complications,...
It is clear that there will be many opportunities to harness the power of social media networks in healthcare. With chronic diseases like diabetes, one-on-one interventions can be expensive and time consuming for patients and...
Approximately 530,000 tonsillectomies are performed each year in the United States, making these surgeries the second most routinely performed operation on children. The two most common indications for tonsillectomy are...
The American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions was held June 24-28, 2011 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. » Type 1 Diabetes Often Misclassified » Computer-Based...
