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- Diabetes patients with, without angina show comparable CVD risks
Diabetes patients who have stable coronary artery disease with and without angina and other symptoms do not have significant differences in the risk of cardiovascular disease events and death, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Data on 2,364 patients showed the cumulative rates of cardiovascular events at five years were 24% in those with angina and 21% in those without symptoms, while the cumulative mortality rates were 12% in patients with angina and 10% in patients without symptoms. Medscape (free registration)
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- Some hormonal contraceptives may raise diabetes risk
Long-acting reversible contraceptives were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in obese women, according to a study in the journal Contraception. Data on three types of birth-control methods showed women who had progestin-releasing LARC devices implanted under the skin had a 10% increase in fasting blood glucose levels, compared with a 5% increase in those who used a progestin-releasing IUD and a 2% decrease in those who opted for non-hormonal contraceptives. Toronto Sun/QMI Agency
(2/8), NewKerala.com (India)/Asian News International
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- Study ties healthier lifestyle to lower GDM risk
About 78% of obese pregnant women who underwent caloric restriction with mild physical activity were able to stay within the acceptable-weight-gain range, compared with 30% of those in the control group, a study found. The lifestyle-change treatment also lowered the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension and preterm delivery, according to the study that is to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Yahoo/Asian News International
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- Study: People in high-altitude areas are less likely to be obese
Americans who live in high-altitude communities were four to five times less likely to be obese than were those in sea-level areas, according to a study in the International Journal of Obesity. The researchers said the reason for the difference is unclear but may be related to elevation's effect on appetite hormones, growth and metabolism. Reuters
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- Patient satisfaction is key part of primary care, expert says
Health care is being driven by more informed patients who demand from primary care and other physicians the type of service they have come to expect in retail, says Warren Skea of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which released its annual "Top Health Industry Issues" report. Skea says payment models are being linked to patient satisfaction, and in population health models, primary care physicians are "very much the quarterbacks, the coordinators of care." American Medical News (free content)
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- Agency to award grants for stage 3 MU studies
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will award grants of as much as $250,000 in support of research designed to assess the implementation of proposed stage 3 meaningful use objectives among health care providers and facilities. The deadline for submission of applications is March 28. Health Data Management
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Peer-reviewed highlights from the EASD Meeting -- MD Conference Express
The highlights of the meeting are written from primary sources and are peer-reviewed to ensure that the advances in diabetes care are reported with accuracy and balance. The publication is a valuable resource and has proven to be an enduring reference of the meeting. Read the highlights.
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