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Variations in ultraviolet A and B radiation with increasing latitude and during the day impact skin cancer risk

Noon Best Time to Get Vitamin D From Sun for Minimal Cancer Risk

Study looks at impact of variations in UVA, UVB radiation on skin cancer risk
New risk prediction equations have been developed and validated to estimate the risk of blindness and lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes

Risk Prediction Equations Created for Diabetes Complications

Equations developed and validated to estimate future risk of blindness, lower limb amputation
Adding probiotics to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those genetically predisposed to the disease

Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

But association was only found in those with the highest genetic risk of the disease
Although obesity rates continued to climb among U.S. adults over the past decade

CDC: Adult Obesity Still Rising in U.S., Youth Rates Hold Steady

Per analysis of weight trends since 1999
About 30 percent of adults with severe mental illness taking antipsychotic medications undergo diabetes-specific screening using validated screening measures

Few Adults With Severe Mental Illness Screened for Diabetes

About 30 percent receive diabetes-specific screening; no form of glucose screening for 31.1 percent
Individuals with central obesity but of normal weight according to body mass index have a higher risk of premature mortality than overweight or obese people

Central Obesity Is Hazardous, Even at a Normal Weight

Research suggests BMI insufficient for assessing health risks
Insulin pumps help improve hemoglobin A1C levels in children and teens with type 1 diabetes and should be made more widely available

Insulin Pumps Offer Better HbA1c Control for Children With T1DM

Fewer ethnic minorities and boys received pump therapy in study
Direct patient contracting practices

ACP Issues Guidance on ‘Concierge’ Practices

Growth of DPCPs fueled by physicians' frustration; may exacerbate disparities in health care
Three renal biomarkers

Three Renal Biomarkers Predict Outcome in Diabetes

AKI, albuminuria, eGFR considered separately or together can predict adverse outcomes in diabetes
Short sessions of high-intensity exercise may provide more health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes than longer bouts of less intense activity

AHA: Short, Intense Bouts of Exercise More Beneficial in T2DM

Research suggests brief but harder workouts may provide better blood glucose control