In a study of patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency, GH replacement improved the biological effects of thyroxine, Brazilian researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Biennial rather than annual eye screening in patients with diabetes without retinopathy is effective and does not lead to any undue delay in treatment, Icelandic researchers report in the December issue of the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Reuters Health Information
While the treatment of diabetic patients with myocardial infarction has improved, along with subsequent survival rates, mortality is still higher than in non-diabetics. Reuters Health Information
Hypertension and diabetes are significant factors associated with recurrent lacunar infarction in patients who have had a previous lacunar stroke, Spanish researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
Ultrasonography appears to be a useful bedside method of determining foot muscle atrophy in patients with diabetes, Danish researchers report in the December issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Measurement of urinary free metanephrines (fMN) is superior to other laboratory tests for diagnosing pheochromocytoma in adults, according to a report in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
In men with low-normal testosterone levels, testosterone supplementation for 6 months did not affect functional status or cognition but increased lean body mass and had mixed metabolic effects. Medscape Medical News
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for butabarbital sodium tablets/oral solution, somatropin recombinant injection and prefilled pen, and certain antimicrobials. Medscape Medical News
Currently recommended waist circumference thresholds should be modified to optimize the discrimination of type 2 diabetes in Asian and white women and men, results of a study suggest. Reuters Health Information
Attenuation of amygdala and frontal cortical responses to low blood glucose concentration may lead to a lack of hypoglycemia awareness in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to UK investigators. Reuters Health Information
