In a study of patients with chronic kidney disease and hyperparathyroidism who have not received dialysis, intake of oral calcitriol (oral activated vitamin D) reduced mortality rates by 26%. Medscape Medical News
A randomized trial shows that the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score is effective in identifying high-risk groups that would benefit from intensive lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes. 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
In a study of type 2 diabetics with no history or symptoms of heart disease, nearly all had evidence of coronary vascular dysfunction on positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Reuters Health Information
