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Modest Relation Between HbA1c, Cardiovascular Events

No statistically significant interaction for difference seen for those with, without vascular disease
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by children is positively associated with triglyceride concentration

Sugary Beverage Intake Linked to Triglycerides in Children

Reduction in sugar-sweetened beverage intake over 12 months linked to increase in plasma HDL
Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who received a glitazone along with imatinib remained disease-free for up to nearly five years in a study published online Sept. 2 in Nature.

Addition of Glitazone to Chemo May Help Treat CML

Combining glitazones with standard treatment improved survival in small study
Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus may be more prone to developing the neuropathology associated with Alzheimer's disease

Type 2 Diabetes Linked to More Alzheimer’s Neuropathology

Effect may be driven by tau phosphorylation, researchers say
For patients with diabetic nephropathy receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker

Finerenone Linked to Improved UACR in Diabetic Nephropathy

Addition of finerenone to ACE inhibitor or ARB tied to reduction in urinary albumin-creatinine ratio
Many adolescents with chronic diseases such as asthma and juvenile arthritis have consumed alcohol or smoked marijuana in the last year

Many Teens With Chronic Illnesses Use Alcohol, Marijuana

Four out of 10 high school students with medical conditions used one or both in past year

August 2015 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for August 2015. This roundup includes...
The U.S. smoking rate continues to decline

CDC: Smoking Rate Falls to 15.2 Percent in the United States

Higher tobacco taxes, tough messages contributing to decline
In patients with type 1 diabetes

Periodontal Disease Predicts CAC Progression in Type 1 Diabetes

No link with coronary artery calcium progression for individuals without diabetes
Nonalbuminuric chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality

Nonalbuminuric CKD Ups Cardiovascular Morbidity in T1DM

Also linked to increase in all-cause mortality, but not albuminuria or end-stage renal disease