Components of Ideal Cardio Health Cut Diabetes Risk
Lower risk for diabetes seen for those with normal fasting glucose, not impaired fasting glucose
Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Tied to Increased Hospitalization Risk
Excess hospitalizations seen across life span with large burden of mental illness in young adulthood
American College of Physicians Releases 7th Edition of Ethics Manual
Manual focuses on patient-physician relationship in different scenarios, including telemedicine
Cardiometabolic Risk Up With Tourette, Chronic Tic Disorder
Higher risks seen for obesity, type 2 diabetes, circulatory system diseases
Study Explores Influence of Genetics, Environment in Disease
Genetic component for 40 percent of phenotypes studied; 25 percent have environmental risk factors
Couples Intervention May Aid Partners of Diabetes Patients
Benefits include less disease-related distress, higher marital satisfaction
Prices Still Explain High U.S. Health Care Spending
Health care prices explain difference in spending between United States and other countries
Use of Diabetes Monitoring Tests in Primary Care Suboptimal
Less than 60 percent of patients with diabetes given HbA1c, lipid profile tests in preceding 12 months
High Fiber Intake Tied to Lower Risk for Noncommunicable Disease
Reduction in risk for range of critical outcomes greatest for daily dietary fiber intake of 25 to 29 g
Statin Therapy Reduces Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy in T2DM
Reduced risk, slowed progression of retinopathy for Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia
