Diabetes & Endocrinology News

• US Life Expectancy Going Down, With Opioid ODs a Big Factor The annual report on the health of the nation finds death rates are up for five of the leading 12 causes of death. Teen birth and smoking rates have been cut in half.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Genetic Testing Doesn't Boost Live-Birth Rates in Older Women Planning ICSI
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Obesity Doubles Risk for Incontinence in Younger Women Clinicians should counsel women that maintaining a healthy weight may help prevent urinary incontinence now or later in life, the authors suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Statin Benefits After 75 Limited to Patients With Diabetes Analysis of NHANES data showed no overall benefit of statins for primary prevention, with the exception of adults with type 2 diabetes, and only for those aged 75 to 84 years.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• How Do You Feel About Recording Office Visits? More patients are recording doctor's appointments with or without permission.
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 2018
• Maternal Obesity Alone May Increase Neonatal Risks 'Obesity may be as important, if not more important, than hypertension and diabetes as a potentially modifiable risk factor for clinicians to target to improve neonatal outcomes,' new research hints.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Air Pollution at Key Stages of Pregnancy Affects Fetal Thyroid Exposures to ambient particulate matter, particularly in mid-pregnancy, are linked to increases in newborn total thyroxine measures.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• USPSTF Sticks With Behavioral Approaches Only for Obesity Offer or refer adults with a BMI of 30 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions, the USPSTF says in a statement reaffirming its 2012 recommendation.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• ESC 2018Low-Carb Diets Linked to Higher All-Cause Mortality A low-carb diet was associated with earlier death from any cause, heart disease, and cancer in an observational study and meta-analysis, but one expert urges caution when interpreting the finding.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• 'Amazing' Reduction in Obesity at Age 5 From Early Sleep Training Children whose parents received sleep support and guidance in the months after childbirth had half the risk of obesity at age 5 compared with other groups studied, in a somewhat unexpected new study finding.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• New Guidance for Care of Transgender Children, Teenagers A new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement provides guidance for pediatricians caring for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents and their families.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• ASPREE: No Benefit of Aspirin in Primary Prevention Findings of the ASPREE trial show no benefit, at all, of aspirin in primary prevention of disability-free survival, cardiovascular events and death, or all-cause death in healthy elderly people.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Is Nutrition Research Seriously Flawed? Prominent research critic John Ioannidis argues nutrition research must head in a new direction, but Harvard researcher Walter Willett says the field is already on the right path.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk Patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis may be at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• More Whole Grains May Be Key to Lowering Diabetes Risk New 'findings are in line with accumulating evidence that whole grains may be one of the most important food groups for the prevention of type 2 diabetes,' researchers in Denmark report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• PURE: Higher Dairy Consumption Tied to Lower CVD, Mortality Whole-fat dairy is considered detrimental to cardiovascular health, but new data from the large PURE epidemiological study suggests dairy, particularly whole-fat products, may protect against CVD.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Guidelines Urge Evaluation, Treatment of Perimenopausal Depression Women going through the menopausal transition should be evaluated and treated for depression, advise the first-ever clinical recommendations on evaluating and treating perimenopausal depression.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Groups Pan Proposed Medicare Changes on Office Visits, Drugs The AMA cited a 'groundswell of opposition' to a proposed payment change for routine office visits, joining other medical groups and AARP in criticizing the CMS proposal.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' in Adolescents Stirs Debate A study from Brown University explores parental reports of so-called 'rapid onset gender dysphoria' in adolescents. The study has stirred controversy from transgender communities and academics alike.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• FDA, EMA Valsartan Update, New Data on Cancer Risk The FDA and EMA report a possible second carcinogen in previously withdrawn vasartan products, while a new analysis finds no increased cancer risk in those who previously took contaminated valsartan.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018