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FDA Strengthens SGLT-2 Kidney Risk Warnings
The FDA is strengthening a warning on the labels of two diabetes drugs to reflect risk of acute kidney injuries. New labels for the two sodium-glucose transport 2 (SGLT-2) drugs -- canagliflozin (Invokana) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga) -- will have more information about acute kidney injuries and add recommendations about how to minimize risk, said the FDA on its website Tuesday. The agency says… → Read More
Cancer and Sugar: Study Suggests a Link
Large prospective study finds higher risk of gallbladder cancer → Read More
Canagliflozin Leads to Better A1c Control
Post-hoc analysis also finds lower risk of hypoglycemia → Read More
Combo Tx Leads to Better Outcomes for Hypothyroidism
T3-T4 therapy improves symptoms, boosts quality of life → Read More
Bariatric Surgery Improves Metabolic Syndrome for PCOS
Small cohort with obesity and PCOS saw improvement → Read More
Obesity Is a Chronic Disease, Say New Guidelines
AACE's evidence-based guidelines aims to help physicians → Read More
Novo Nordisk T2D Combo Wins FDA Panel Support
Concerns about insulin degludec-liraglutide combo didn't trump overall efficacy → Read More
Obesity Guidelines Headline AACE 2016
ORLANDO -- For the first time in its 25 year history, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) will release guidelines for treating obesity. "These are our first comprehensive guidelines for treating obesity," said the president of AACE, George Grunberger, MD, in an interview with MedPage Today. "They've been two years in the making." The guidelines will be released on Friday… → Read More
Food Labels Get a Makeover, Courtesy of FDA
Controversial changes will reflect amount of added sugars → Read More
Sitagliptin No Help for Fatty Liver
But study supports use of MRI as non-invasive liver fat measure → Read More
Baby Fat Gains Greater After Gestational Diabetes
Metabolic risk appears to start in first months of life, not in womb → Read More
10 Questions: Nwamaka Eneanya, MD
Nwamaka Eneanya, MD, is a nephrologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston with an interest in end-of-life care. Eneanya went to medical school at Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and earned an MPH degree from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. After graduation, she did her residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, followed by a nephrology fellowship, also in Boston. She sat… → Read More
Babies of Diabetic Moms Have More Body Fat
* Note that this observational study found that infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes put on more weight in the first 12 weeks of life compared with those born to nondiabetic mothers. * Be aware that birth weights were not significantly different, suggesting postnatal factors as potentially playing a role in these findings. Weeks after birth, infants of mothers with gestational… → Read More
Bariatric Surgery Rarely Performed in Britain
Better access could cut long-term burden on patients → Read More
Could Diet Sodas Mean Heavier Offspring?
* Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) during pregnancy was significantly associated with infant body mass index at 1 year of age, according to a longitudinal sudy of healthy pregnant Canadian women. * Note that the mechanism for the association of consumption of ASBs and infant BMI is unclear. Moms who consume artificially sweetened drinks may influence the body mass… → Read More
MicroRNA Leaves Signature for T1D Nephropathy
Researchers ID unique markers in patients with proteinuria and diabetic nephropathy → Read More
Blood Pressure Drop for CKD Patients on Patiromer
Sub-analyses finds those with resistant hypertension see benefits → Read More
Mixed Results for Exercise in CKD Patients with Diabetes
Short-term gains in exercise capacity, but no long-term benefits → Read More
HypeWatch: Junk Headlines on Junk Food
Press takes liberty with limited Mediterranean diet study → Read More
With Age Comes Wisdom
In a hypertensive CKD sample, the elderly had fewer events than younger patients → Read More