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A physician's body language may reveal racial bias against seriously ill black patients

Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias

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Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
Factors associated with failure to achieve a glycated hemoglobin target in the standard therapy arm of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) glycemia trial have been identified

Patient Race Linked to Failure to Achieve HbA1c Target

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Black race, severe hypoglycemia, insulin use linked to failure to reach HbA1c target in ACCORD trial
Minimal stimulation in vitro fertilization is associated with reduced live birth rates compared with conventional in vitro fertilization

Lower Live Birth Rate With Minimal Stimulation IVF

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Women undergoing mini-IVF have no ovarian hyperstimulation, reduced multiple pregnancy rates
Teens who have trouble coping with stress may be at increased risk for type 2 diabetes as adults

Low Resilience to Stress in Teens May Up Later T2DM Risk

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Further research needed to discover underlying cause for increase in risk
Health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages -- similar to those on cigarette packs -- might make parents less likely to buy such beverages for their children

Sugar Warning Labels Might Help Parents Skip Soda for Children

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Survey suggests warnings of tooth decay, obesity, diabetes could reduce sugary drink sales
Imatinib (Gleevec) blocks CDK5-mediated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ phosphorylation as an antagonist ligand

PPARγ Antagonist Imatinib Improves Insulin Sensitivity

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Imatinib improves insulin sensitivity without causing side effects seen with other PPARγ-targeting drugs
Acute ozone exposure increases stress hormones and causes alterations in peripheral lipid metabolism in humans

Acute Ozone Exposure Ups Stress Hormone in Humans

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Increased stress hormones, alterations in lipid metabolites are similar to changes seen in rodents
For patients with diabetes and chronic diabetic foot ulcers

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy No Benefit for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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HBOT does not reduce indications for amputation or facilitate wound healing
Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with greater accumulation of visceral adipose tissue

Sugary Drinks Linked to Increase in Visceral Adipose Tissue

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Daily consumers accumulated about 27 percent more visceral fat
For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Reduction in Proximal, Distal Leg Muscle Strength in T2DM

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Proximal but not distal reduction seen in muscle volume in patients with type 2 diabetes