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Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with increased neuropathic pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Neuropathic Pain

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Findings among patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis
Sedentary time volume and its accrual in prolonged

Sedentary Time Volume, Accrual Linked to All-Cause Mortality

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Greatest risk of death for participants classified as high for sedentary time volume and bout duration
Recommendations for the management and pharmacologic treatment of patients with diabetes have been updated; the new clinical guidelines were published online Sept. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Released

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Recommendations for T1D focus on monitoring, pharmacologic approaches to glycemic management
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Plasma biomarkers that may improve the prediction of rapid decline in renal function in type 2 diabetes have been identified

Biomarkers Can Predict Rapid Drop in Renal Function in T2DM

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ApoA4, CD5L, C1QB, IBP3 may improve prediction of rapid decline in renal function in type 2 diabetes
Cardiometabolic risk in young blacks is influenced by broad economic conditions

Socioeconomic Conditions Affect Metabolic Syndrome Risk

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In study among low-income rural black youths, highest prevalence seen in poorest subjects
Several health care-related organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of veterans seeking a rule change that would amend or repeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs policy of not covering sex-reassignment surgery for veterans with gender dysphoria

AMA Joins Brief Seeking VA Coverage of Sex Reassignment Sx

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Several organizations support transgender veterans seeking to repeal policy of not covering SRS
High rates of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors are reported by adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Many Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Report Disordered Eating

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Most also report body dissatisfaction, with females more likely to desire thinness
Intensive systolic blood pressure lowering is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease events but a reduced risk of cardiovascular events and mortality

Intensive BP Control Associated With Increased CKD Risk

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However, cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality risk decrease with intensive blood pressure lowering
Cytokines and chemokines produced by pancreatic islets in response to inflammatory and metabolic stress include interferon gamma-induced protein 10

Islet-Released Mediators Impact Transplant Outcome

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IP10 is among highest-released, with high levels linked to poor islet transplant outcomes