Friday, December 9, 2011

Medical News

Medical News


Diabetes treatment recommendations differ between GPs and diabetologists

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

General practitioners and diabetologists differ significantly in their choices of diabetes management, report Australian researchers.

Low vitamin D in childhood obesity associated with increased diabetes risk

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Low vitamin D levels are very common in obese children, in whom they are associated with impaired glucose tolerance, suggest US study findings.

High D-dimer levels increase risk for early death in acute PE patients

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that patients with acute pulmonary embolism and high levels of D-dimer are significantly more likely to die within 3 months than patients with low D-dimer levels.

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