The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project shows that high sucrose intake is associated with poor quality of diet and growth between 13 months and 9 years of age. 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
A radiation therapy study shows that adding 4 months of androgen deprivation therapy to external beam radiotherapy dramatically improves some clinically meaningful endpoints in prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
A case-control study suggests that breast-feeding appears to be protective against the development of type 2 diabetes in youth, mediated primarily by current weight status in childhood. Medscape Medical News
Although insulin-sensitizing drugs may be widely used among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, this treatment has limitations in terms of efficacy and potential adverse events. The current review examines this important clinical issue. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism
