Anxiety Associated With Higher Healthcare Costs in Diabetes
Identifying and treating anxiety may have an important role in controlling costs and healthcare use in diabetes.
All articles by Amit Akirov, MD
Recovery of HPA Axis Can Occur Late After Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy
Clinicians should periodically assess patients after transsphenoidal adenomectomy given that recovery of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis can occur as late as 12 months postsurgery.
Antidepressants May Lower Mortality Risk in Patients With Diabetes, Depression
Screening for and treating depression in patients with diabetes may be associated with a lower mortality risk.
Increased Risk for Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly After Gastrectomy
Fracture risk remained higher decades after surgery in men who underwent gastrectomy compared with patients who never underwent the procedure.
Serum Apolipoproteins and CV Events in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Measurement of serum apolipoprotein levels in apolipoprotein-defined lipoprotein subclasses may have an important role in predicting vascular complications in T1D.
Estradiol May Protect Against Cognitive Impairment Mediated by Visceral Adiposity
Estradiol has anti-inflammatory properties and can strengthen the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which may oppose the effects of visceral adiposity.
Assessing Serum RANKL and OPG Levels in Healthy Children
Researchers aimed to quantify serum levels of RANKL and OPG, as well as the ratio between the two, in healthy children.
Exposure to Triclosan May Increase Risk for Osteoporosis in Women
This was the first epidemiologic study to assess urinary triclosan concentrations and osteoporosis in women in the United States.
Female Sex, Not Vitamin D Deficiency, Linked to Diabetic Neuropathy
The goal of this study was to investigate the association between vitamin D deficiency and neuropathic pain in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Frail Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis May Experience More Osteoporotic Fractures
Researchers explored the association between frailty and the risk for osteoporotic fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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