An interview with the president of the recently named ASMBS -- a part-time Trekkie who would like to see bariatric surgery go where no surgery has gone before. Medscape General Surgery
Use of 0.625 mg/day of conjugated equine estrogen was associated with a statistically significant increased risk for benign proliferative breast disease. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic retinopathy appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, new research suggests, which supports the belief that microvascular disease plays a role in the development of heart failure in diabetics. Reuters Health Information
A laparoscopic ileal interposition associated to a diverted sleeve gastrectomy may be effective in treating type 2 diabetes in nonobese patients. Medscape Medical News
The serum level of beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB), a ketone body, is a potential "gold standard" for diagnosing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a retrospective review of patients at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, published in the April issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Negative pressure wound therapy using a vacuum system appears to offer advantages over advanced moist wound therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, according to study findings reported in the April issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising in the US elderly population, and nearly half of affected individuals fail to achieve glycosylated hemoglobin (HgA1c) levels below 7%, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Reuters Health Information
Although simvastatin improves flow-mediated dilation in hypercholesterolemic patients, the drug reduces adiponectin levels and insulin sensitivity, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care. These effects were not dose-dependent and also did not relate to the magnitude of apolipoprotein B reduction. Reuters Health Information
Patients with elevated blood glucose levels at the time of cerebral aneurysm clipping are at increased risk for impaired cognition and possibly deficits in gross neurologic function at 3-month follow-up, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Adding vitamin D to calcium supplementation improves hip bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly ambulatory women in sunny climates, according to a report in the March issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Reuters Health Information