|
Date: Nov 3, 2009
| 
|
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revised the label of the type 2 diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) to provide information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure, according to a Nov. 2 press release issued by the agency.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
|
|
Formerly overweight people who have maintained weight loss tend to spend more calories exercising and have greater dietary restraint than obese people seeking weight loss treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
|
|
Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
|
|
In patients with non-small cell lung cancer, prophylactic cranial irradiation may help prevent brain metastases, and stereotactic radiotherapy may arrest the growth of lung cancer in frail patients, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago.
Date: Nov 2, 2009
|
|
Vitamin D deficiency may explain the increased risk of end-stage renal disease found in non-Hispanic blacks, according to research published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Date: Nov 2, 2009
|
|
The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association recommends perioperative beta-blocker use dependent on careful consideration of the benefits and risks to an individual patient, according to an update of the 2007 guidelines outlining cardiovascular evaluation and care for non-cardiac surgery published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Date: Nov 2, 2009
|
|
Date: Nov 2, 2009
|
|
Date: Nov 2, 2009
|
|
Hispanic teenagers who engage in moderate aerobic exercise may not lose weight, but they can improve their overall fitness and increase both peripheral and hepatic insulin sensitivity, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
|
| 
Practice Tools
