Endocrinology

New research from Oregon State University reveals that aspirin may not be as beneficial as previously thought for preventing heart attacks in diabetic patients.

Google may be looking for alternatives to Microsoft and selecting the right EMR requires more than just a checklist of functions.

The Associated Press has released some guidelines pertaining to social media terms and usage in the new AP Stylebook; some changes are long overdue, and others are a bit of a headscratcher.

If we're serious about reducing healthcare expenditures in this country, is reducing physician income an essential and inevitable component of meaningful cost control and healthcare reform?

The American healthcare system is finally on the road to a modern national IT infrastructure. Recently, the iMedicalApps team had the opportunity to speak to a small but ambitious group of IT professionals who aim to be at the forefront of this modernization by targeting the physicians with the lowest penetration of electronic health records, those in smaller private practices.

Intent is to curb perceived and actual conflicts of interest.

Exposure to these chemicals, such as BPA, during organogenesis and throughout life can lead to changes in neuroendocrinology, behavior, metabolism, and obesity, prostate cancer and thyroid and cardiovascular endocrinology.

Sarcopenia - low skeletal muscle mass and strength - is associated with insulin resistance in both obese and non-obese individuals, and high blood sugar in the obese.

Opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) reduces the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics to relapse, according to research at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.

More than 80 percent of patients seeking routine care at a dental clinic were unaware of the duration of their bisphosphonate therapy or the risk of adverse events, including oral osteonecrosis.

The generally harmless infection was present in more than 80% of the children studied, all of who had type 1 diabetes.

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a smart pill that sends notification when it has been swallowed. The pill contains an embedded microchip and has a printed, digestible antenna on the outside made of nontoxic, conductive silver lines.

Dr. Pullen examines the use of human growth hormone's ability to improve performance in the same week that Floyd Landis admits to doping and accuses Lance Armstrong of doing the same.

Preventing complications from diabetes requires more than just good blood sugar control; it also requires patients to control their cholesterol and blood pressure.

The discovery could lead to new treatment options for this infection of the lungs, brain, and sinuses.

Val Jones, MD, founder and creator of the blog Better Health, and physician with DocTalker Family Medicine, a pay-as-you-go, time-based practice, discusses what it's like to be a physician in an unconventional practice. Jones, like many physicians at DocTalker, was a patient before asking to come aboard as a member.

Women with type 2 diabetes who eat more bran are much less likely to die from cardiovascular disease.

More and more, peanut allergies and tree nut allergies are being reported in adults and children across the country. According to the results of a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 3 million Americans reported having a peanut allergy, a TN allergy, or both.

Dr. Pullen examines the importance of statistics in medicine, how the meaning of them can often be hard to interpret, and the need, perhaps, for more statistics courses in medical school.

Signaling of the hormone leptin, which is involved in body weight regulation, increases survival during sepsis, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati.

IT news in healthcare this week has been a mixed bag. The industry is buzzing around Sebelius' announcement of 15 communities chosen to participate in a $200 million IT program.

This year marks the 20th annual week-long celebration of nurses.

It looks like NHIN Direct will provide a move toward a secure, Internet-based program to allow exchange of data in a more secure and useful way. Now the question is, "How fast and well can it be executed?" Being available yesterday would not be too soon.

Insulin may actually protect patients with diabetes against artery damage, rather than worsening the damage that occurs, new research from the Joslin Diabetes Center shows.

Dr. Pullen outlines a number of suggestions physicians can use for maintaining personal interaction with patients while using an EMR in the room.

A new study from the Group Health Research Institute reveals that patients with diabetes are at a 40% increased risk for developing atrial fibrillation.

Although the adage that there is no privacy on the Internet is truer than ever, there are several steps that physicians can take to protect their private lives and information while still remaining active online.

Good news doctors! Although the current Congress is content to fritter away your future income with so-called healthcare reform, a plucky Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada has offered a sensible (and tasty) alternative to the usual fee for service: poultry!

According to the results of a study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital, patients with acne who complete a follow-up visit via a secure website may achieve similar clinical outcomes as patients who receive in-person visits.

Tests of the blood sugar control mechanism, developed by Boston University researchers and tested at Massachusetts General Hospital, confirm the feasibility of an approach utilizing doses of both hormones.