Two months of daily fish oil supplements reduces adiposity and atherogenic markers in women with type 2 diabetes, French researchers report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition for December. Reuters Health Information
Compared with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES), sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) appear to decrease the risk of in-stent late luminal loss in diabetics with coronary artery disease, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Review the pathophysiology, progression, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and anemia, and their potential cardiovascular impact in patients with diabetes.
Atorvastatin, at doses that lower lipid levels, appears to have no effect on bone mineral density or bone metabolism in postmenopausal women, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
Hormonal suppression and dietary therapy improve pain control in women with endometriosis who undergo conservative therapy, according to a report in the December Fertility and Sterility. Reuters Health Information
A study suggests that school-based and extracurricular activities in which teens participate at least 2 times per week effectively help prevent them from becoming overweight in adulthood. Medscape Medical News
Dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid was associated with reduced incidence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a new analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004. Reuters Health Information
Mathematical models, particularly those incorporating both growth and endocrine data, can predict which short children will benefit from treatment with growth hormone (GH), according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
Without changing the guidelines for managing hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes, the American Diabetes Association and European Association for the Study of Diabetes are recommending caution in the use of thiazolidinediones. Reuters Health Information
