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Cost of Diabetes Treatment Escalating in US
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More expensive medications and an increasing number of patients is driving up the cost of treating type 2 diabetes in the US, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
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Transoral Gastric Stapler Safe and Effective for Severe Obesity
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An investigational non-surgical intervention that can reduce the size of the stomach by means of titanium staples inserted through the mouth --transoral gastroplasty (TOGA; Satiety Inc.) -- appears to be a safe and effective way to reduce weight in patients with severe obesity. Reuters Health Information
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Ultrasound Detects Foot Muscle Atrophy in Diabetics
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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
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Low Testosterone Levels Increase Mortality Risk in Men
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Hypogonadal men had more than double the risk for death compared with men whose testosterone levels were 8.7 nmol/L or higher; a commentator recommends treating even asymptomatic hypogonadal men. Medscape Medical News
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