Diabetes screening should start at age 25 in youth risk plan
Government researchers led by Dr. Michael Engelgau of the CDC urge screening as early as age 25 to prevent blindness kidney failure and amputations. Diabetes affects 16 million Americans with a third unaware. CDC notes rising type 2 cases among under 20 due to obesity. Dr. Gerald Bernstein of the ADA supports earlier testing for high risk groups though ADA cites starting at 45 for general population.
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Chicago
Michael Engelgau
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Gerald Bernstein
American Diabetes Association
ADA
Bernstein
CDC
Diabetes and its impact on blindness and kidney failure
The text notes diabetes as the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure in the U.S. Each year type 1 diabetes, previously juvenile-onset, accounts for most cases. It develops rapidly, often between ages 10 and 16, as the immune system destroys insulin producing pancreatic cells.
Drugs help obsessive compulsive kids
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms sertraline branded Zoloft is safe and effective for treating obsessive compulsive disorder in children. FDA approval follows Pfizer funded research. other OCD drugs include Anafranil Luvox and Prozac.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
The
Food and Drug Administration
Zoloft Maker
Pfizer Inc
Evi Ence
John S. March
Duke University Medical Center
Rapoport
Old heart attack treatment shows promise now
A 29-hospital Latin American study finds intravenous glucose insulin and potassium within 24 hours of heart attack cuts death rate by half. GIK, an old, cheap therapy reintroduced, could save about 75,000 U.S. lives yearly and costs under $50 per patient.
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Dallas
Latin America
Apstein
United States
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