Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Metabolites Linked to Renal Decline, Time to ESRD in T1DM
Findings in patients with type 1 diabetes, proteinuria, and chronic kidney disease stage 3
Oxytocin Ups Feeding, Social Skills in Infants With Prader-Willi
Significant decrease in Neonatal Oral-Motor Scale scores, videofluoroscopy of swallowing after therapy
Glyburide, Metformin Have Similar Effect in Gestational DM
High efficacy rate for both glyburide, metformin; combo of drugs significantly reduces need for insulin
Normal Vitamin D Intake Not Linked to Kidney Stone Risk
No statistically significant correlation, although trend toward higher risk seen in Nurses' Health Study II
Physician Excess Charges Create Financial Burden for Patients
Fees affect uninsured Americans, privately insured patients who use out-of-network physicians
Harmonized Normal Range of Testosterone Established
In non-obese European and American men, aged 19 to 39 years, normal range is 264 to 916 ng/dL
Mortality Risk in T2DM Increased With Depression and/or Anxiety
Anxiety affects mortality risk, independent of depression; attenuates link for depression, mortality
Tobacco Counseling for Youth, Adults Cuts Smoking Prevalence
Annual counseling would reduce prevalence and prevent many smoking-attributable fatalities
More Education Needed for Clinicians on Transgender Health
Overall, 80.6 percent of clinicians report never having received training on transgender patient care
Artificial Sweetener Use Up in U.S. Children in Recent Years
Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners rose from 8.7 to 25.1 percent from 1999 to 2012
