Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• ACC 2019In-Hospital Flu Shot Associated With Lower Risk for MI Only 2% of in-patients received a flu shot in this study, but three large randomized trials are expected to report next year, which may help convince skeptics of the heart-heath benefits of flu shots.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Female Infertility Tied to Small Increased Risk of Cancer Infertility in women is associated with a higher risk of developing cancer, though the absolute risk is very low, at 2%, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Semaglutide Plus SGLT-2 Inhibitor Reduces HbA1c, Body Weight Semaglutide is an effective add-on treatment for patients whose type 2 diabetes is not well controlled on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, new research shows.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Simple New Urine Test for Preeclampsia Could Save Many Lives Pilot study finds new bedside urine test may improve diagnosis of preeclampsia. The Congo Red Dot test is under commercial development with a focus on affordability for use around the world.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• EAU 2019Overturning Dogma -- Using Testosterone in Prostate Cancer Testosterone replacement therapy decreased the risk for biochemical recurrence in some men and delayed time to recurrence in others, findings that took investigators by surprise.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Physicians, Nurses Prioritize Mindfulness Differently Anxiety and stress were the most common conditions for which providers prescribed mindfulness interventions. Deep breathing and meditation were the top methods of choice.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Higher Soda, Sports Drinks Consumption Tied to Earlier Mortality People who consume lots of sugary sodas and sports drinks every day may be more likely to die early of causes like heart disease and cancer than people who rarely if ever indulge in these beverages, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Moderate Muscle Strength Key to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Moderate levels of resistance training should be encouraged to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, US findings suggest, although conversely, high-strength training may negate the effect.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Long-Term Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk of Hospitalization for Other Diseases Survivors of the 12 most common cancers are at higher risk for a wide range of diseases that require hospitalization and should be monitored for new illnesses during follow-up visits, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Sleep Apnea Common in Pregnant Obese Women Undiagnosed, mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in late pregnancy among women who are obese, U.S. researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• User-Friendly Visual-Acuity Chart Shows Good Agreement With Existing Charts The Runge near-vision card is user-friendly and shows good agreement with the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) and Snellen visual-acuity charts, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Statin Use Tied to Lower Colorectal-Cancer Risk After Negative Colonoscopy Statin use is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer between six and 36 months after an initial negative colonoscopy, according to a retrospective study.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• From Bench to Bedside: ENDO 2019 Ties Science to Clinical Care 'What distinguishes ENDO from other meetings is that you get a curated view of what is the newest, hottest, and best in science, which you know...is going to be impacting care.'
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• New Study Ties Egg and Cholesterol Consumption to Heart Disease Risk After a raft of studies reassuring consumers that eggs are OK to eat, a new report associates an increasing risk of heart disease with the increasing consumption of eggs.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Phone Intervention for Patients Most At Risk Improves HbA1c Pharmacist-led phone interventions to improve insulin adherence in patients with diabetes worked best when those at highest risk of noncompliance were targeted.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• EAU 2019Lifestyle Changes Do a Number on PSA Values Two month's abstinence from a few of life's pleasures obviated the need for prostate biopsy in nearly half of men who adopted the lifestyle changes.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Could Ultrasound Serve as an Early Bone Density Screening Tool? A small study suggests ultrasound of the heel bone could be a preliminary way of assessing bone density. The idea has been around for more than 30 years but has never taken off, says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019New AHA/ACC CVD Primary Prevention Guideline As expected, the new document recommends generally against aspirin in primary prevention, and aims to make a 'one-stop shop' for clinicians.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain Tied to Risk for Delivery Complications Women who gain more weight than recommended while pregnant may increase their chances for serious complications at delivery, a study of more than a half-million births in New York City suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Abnormal Blood Sugar, Cholesterol Common in Middle School More than one third of middle school students who underwent cardiovascular screening at school had abnormal blood sugar levels or high cholesterol, a pilot study of 45 students found.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019