Family Practice News articles from October 2007

Family Practice News archives from October 2007

NYC rewards good patient behavior.(Practice Trends)(New York City)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NEW YORK -- A new program in New York City that pays low-income families for obtaining preventive medical care and for maintaining health insurance is garnering its share of praise and skepticism among physicians who...

Second SERM gets approved to lower breast cancer risk: warning added on stroke, embolism risks.(News)
October 1, 2007... Raloxifene, first approved for preventing post-menopausal osteoporosis in 1997, has been approved for two new indications: reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and in postmenopausal women at high...

Medicare's Top 10 Therapy Classes in 2006.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Medicare's Top 10 Therapy Classes in 2006 Percentage of all Part D prescriptions Antihypertensives 25.0 Lipid regulators 7.4 Antidepressants 5.1 Diabetes drugs, noninsulin 5.0...

Debate persists on benefits of lowering homocysteine.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2007... VIENNA -- Homocysteine lowering with B vitamins and folate didn't reduce mortality or cardiovascular events in the large randomized Western Norway B-vitamin intervention Trial (WENBIT), Dr. Marta Ebbing reported at the annual congress of the...

FDA approves FluMist for children aged 2-5.(News)
October 1, 2007... The Food and Drug Administration approved the nasal influenza vaccine FluMist for children aged 2-5 years, which could help push up childhood vaccination rates. FluMist manufacturer MedImmune Inc. said that it anticipated shipping the...

New smallpox vaccine approved with educational requirements.(News)
October 1, 2007... The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000, for active immunization against smallpox in individuals determined to be at high risk for smallpox infection. The vaccine also could be used to immunize populations...

Maker of blood glucose meter issues correction.(News)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Patients who use blood glucose meters manufactured by Abbott Laboratories have been warned by the company to take caution and examine their display screens carefully if they have dropped the meters on a hard surface. According to a...

Reclast.(New & Approved)
October 1, 2007... Reclast (zoledronic acid, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) A 5-mg formulation of the intravenous bisphosphonate approved for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis, the first osteoporosis treatment administered once a year. Approved earlier...

Simple preventive care is shown to save lives.(News)
October 1, 2007... Increasing the use of aspirin, colorectal cancer screening, influenza immunizations, and a few other simple preventive measures would save more than 100,000 lives each year in the United States, according to a new study. The biggest...

Clear benefit seen in elderly on antihypertensives.(News)
October 1, 2007... At large, randomized international trial assessing the benefits of giving blood pressure-lowering medications to hypertensive patients aged 80 and older has been halted early because treatment significantly reduced the incidence of stroke and...

Screening for asymptomatic PAD makes sense.(Guest Editorial)(peripheral artery disease)
October 1, 2007... Results from the German Epidemiogical Trial on Ankle-Brachial Index (getABI), recently presented at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology, provide good evidence that there is a real need for primary care physicians to screen...

Accounts receivable in action.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2007... Months ago our 35-person group practice read with interest Dr. Joseph S. Eastern's article ("Slash Accounts Receivable: Stop Extending Credit," Guest Editorial, Dec. 1, 2005, p. 12). He suggested obtaining a credit card "imprint" from all...

Best practices in: chronic constipation in the elderly.
October 1, 2007... Epidemiology: Chronic constipation (CC) is a common disorder in the United States. Estimates have shown it affects between 2% and 28% of adults. (1) Demographic patterns suggest it is more prevalent in certain populations. Chronic constipation...

Benefits of low-dose aspirin alone offset costs.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Low-dose aspirin alone may be the most cost-effective antiplatelet therapy despite the risk of adverse gastrointestinal outcomes, according to an analysis presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week. "In average-risk...

Cardiac catheterization must in PAH diagnosis.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Disease/Disorder overview)
October 1, 2007... NEW YORK -- Any patient with suspected pulmonary hypertension must have a thorough work-up, including right heart catheterization, before initiating treatment, Dr. Roxana Sulica said at a meeting sponsored by the Pulmonary Hypertension...

Benefit of revascularization in women questioned.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2007... VIENNA -- Women with non--ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome don't show the same clear benefit as men do in response to a routine invasive management strategy, Dr. Eva Swahn reported at the annual congress of the European Society of...

Silent heart ischemia appears reversible in type 2 diabetes.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
October 1, 2007... SAN DIEGO -- Nearly 80% of patients with type 2 diabetes who had silent myocardial ischemia revealed by stress myocardial perfusion imaging had a reversal of exercise-induced myocardial perfusion abnormalities when they were retested 3 years...

Team-based diabetes care improves outcomes.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2007... A new team-based approach to care as helped physicians and their staffs in the Abington Physician Network achieve goals for blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and hemoglobin Ale levels in their diabetic patients. It's not that physicians...

Insulin regimens for type 2 diabetes compared.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- When advancing a patient with type 2 diabetes to insulin therapy, the choice of whether to use mealtime insulin plus a basal insulin at bedtime or just a mealtime mix of rapid- and longer-acting insulin does not make a difference....

Consider early treatment for turner syndrome.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2007... Early treatment with growth hormone can correct growth failure in infants and toddlers with Turner syndrome, allowing many of them to achieve normal height within a few years, Dr. Marsha Davenport and her colleagues reported. In their...

BRAF mutation flags aggressive thyroid cancer.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 1, 2007... COLORADO SPRINGS -- Papillary thyroid cancers positive for the BRAF V600E mutation behave markedly more aggressively than those that aren't, Dr. Electron Kebebew said at the annual meeting of the American Surgical Association. "Future...

Can the course of low-risk thyroid cancer be accurately predicted? Scoring schemes can be used to predict the course.(Point/Counterpoint)
October 1, 2007... Papillary thyroid cancers represent around 80% of all thyroid cancers seen in doctors' offices, and most present when they are small (a median 1.7 cm in diameter) and unlikely to have gross extrathyroid invasion (less than 1.5%). Forty...

Can the course of low-risk thyroid cancer be accurately predicted? It's difficult to predict the course of low-risk disease.(Point/Counterpoint)
October 1, 2007... A review of almost 54,000 cases of thyroid cancer treated between 1985 and 1995, showed the 10-year survival rate for cases of papillary thyroid cancer is 93%. But because papillary thyroid cancer makes up such a preponderance of thyroid cancer...

Steady growth noted in immunization coverage.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2007... Immunization coverage in 2006 for children aged 19-35 months held steady for most recommended vaccines and grew for several types, but more recent recommendations in coverage for adolescents aged 13-17 years have not yet reached the same levels...

HPV vaccine doesn't clear existing infection.(Infectious Diseases)(Clinical report)
October 1, 2007... In women who test positive for human papillomavirus DNA, the bivalent HPV-16/18 vaccination does not induce or accelerate clearance of the infection, according to a phase III study report. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination induces...

Antiretrovirals may inhibit lipid-lowering therapy.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES -- HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy who are prescribed lipid-lowering agents do not respond to those drugs as well as other patients do, according to a large retrospective study. The HIV patients were 57% as...

MRSA is now ubiquitous, increasingly resistant.(Infectious Diseases)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
October 1, 2007... NEW YORK -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is now the most common cause of serious skin and soft-tissue infections in many communities throughout the United States, Dr. Mark Lebwohl said at the American Academy of Dermatology's...

A dozen pediatric flu shots may prevent one visit.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2007... TORONTO -- As few as 12 pediatric influenza immunizations and probably even fewer in each practice could prevent an outpatient visit for influenza later in the season, according to a poster presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric...

Three vaccines at once found safe and effective.(Infectious Diseases)
October 1, 2007... Coadministering the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and a Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine with the pentavalent diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, and polio combination vaccine in infants does not...

Periodic fever syndromes are rare, erupt on skin.(Skin Disorders)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- Many genetically based periodic fever syndromes have skin signs that may help identify the syndromes on the rare occasions when they occur, Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards said at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology....

Tacrolimus prevents flares in atopic dermatitis.(Skin Disorders)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- Intermittent treatment with tacrolimus ointment kept atopic dermatitis under control with no need for corticosteroids in patients aged 2-15 years whose conditions had stabilized, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of...

Expert shares challenging cases from Stanford.(Skin Disorders)(Anna L. Bruckner of Stanford (California) University at the meeting of the Pacific Dermatologic Association)(Conference news)
October 1, 2007... CORONADO, CALIF. -- Making the correct diagnosis and choosing the best therapy are standard goals of practice, but sometimes that's easier said than done. At the annual meeting of the Pacific Dermatologic Association, Dr. Anna L. Bruckner...

Buprenorphine can save lives.(Guest Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Young people living in middle class and affluent suburbs are dying in unprecedented numbers because of their addictions to opiates. Most of these deaths are the result of addiction to diverted prescription analgesics, used alone or with alcohol...

Prescription drug abuse increases among teens.(Mental Health)
October 1, 2007... WASHINGTON -- There's good and bad news from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Overall drug use among adolescents has declined since 2002, but prescription drug misuse among young adults has skyrocketed. In the federally...

Tocilizumab is beneficial in moderate to severe RA.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)(rheumatoid arthritis)
October 1, 2007... BARCELONA -- In a multicenter double-blind study, treatment with the interleukin-6 signaling blocker tocilizumab not only significantly reduced disease activity among patients with rheumatoid arthritis but also improved physical function,...

Long-term steroids in RA may cut function.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)(rheumatoid arthritis)
October 1, 2007... BARCELONA -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients who use corticosteroids frequently over the long term can maintain a low disease activity state but suffer deterioration of their functional capability, Dr. Eiichi Tanaka reported at a poster session...

Newer bacterial vaginosis therapies are emerging.(Women's Health)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- Oral tinidazole, single-dose clindamycin vaginal cream, and lactobacillus-containing products are among the newer therapies for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, Dr. Paul Nyirjesy said at a conference on vulvovaginal diseases....

Nondrug options for labor pain rival opioids.(Women's Health)
October 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to relieving labor pain, there's nothing like an epidural. Beyond that, however, some nonpharmacologic strategies compete well with opioids, the next most common pharmacologic option for treating labor pain,...

More safety data on SSRIs.(Drugs Pregnancy, And Lactation)
October 1, 2007... Over the last 5 years, several studies analyzing the reproductive safety of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), individually and as a group, have been published in the United States and elsewhere. Earlier studies that failed to...

Rate of obesity rises in 31 states; no drop seen.(Obesity)
October 1, 2007... Adult obesity is on the rise in 31 states, and no states have experienced a drop in obesity, according to a study from Trust for America's Health. Mississippi topped the list of the fattest states, with the highest adult obesity rates for...

Overweight, obesity start early in urban youth.(Obesity)
October 1, 2007... TORONTO -- A critical period for the development of obesity in early childhood appears to be between the ages of 1 and 3 years, according to a study of inner-city youth presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. ...

Consensus formed on eosinophilic esophagitis.(Digestive Disorders)
October 1, 2007... In the absence of pathologic gastroesophageal reflux disease, young children with esophageal symptoms or feeding problems and older children and adults with dysphagia or esophageal food impaction should be evaluated for eosinophilic...

Hypnotherapy beats standard IBS care for kids.(Digestive Disorders)(irritable bowel syndrome)
October 1, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Children and adolescents with functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome who were treated with hypnotherapy were cured of their illness in significantly greater numbers than were children given standard medical...

Nursing home segregation, disparities detailed.(Geriatic Medicine)
October 1, 2007... Nursing homes remain segregated in most parts of the United States, providing unequal care that appears to be perpetuated by their growth in segregated residential areas and the practices of not-for-profit facilities, according to a report on...

Delirium management still elusive, studies needed.(Geriatric Medicine)
October 1, 2007... LONG BEACH, CALIF. -- So little is known about effective interventions for delirium that efforts to help elderly patients with the condition leave many providers, well, delirious. The goal of treating delirium is not just to control...

Insomnia treatment in the elderly is complex, unpredictable.(Geriatric Medicine)
October 1, 2007... MINNEAPOLIS -- Metabolic changes and comorbid conditions are just a few of the challenges involved in treating insomnia in older adults. "The predictability of your giving drug X to patient A and knowing what is going to happen goes way...

Death, MI risk tied to OSA severity.(Pulmonary Medicine)(myocardial infarction)(obstructive sleep apnea)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- Obstructive sleep apnea is tied to a 30% increased risk of myocardial infarction or death even after adjustment for many cofactors, Dr. Neomi A. Shah said at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. ...

Nocturnal pulse oximetry cuts costs in apnea.(Pulmonary Medicine)
October 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- Adiagnostic algorithm employing nocturnal pulse oximetry before referring children to polysomnography can greatly reduce the costs of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to a poster presentation by M....

Eco-awareness can enhance asthma outcomes.(Pulmonary Medicine)
October 1, 2007... Sometimes, a successful treatment depends on matching the right drug or therapeutic approach with the symptom patterns at hand. But in other cases, it takes a little outside-the-box thinking to get results. With a disorder like asthma, the...

Allay parents' concerns about febrile seizure.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2007... MAUI, HAWAII -- How do you counsel parents after a child has had a generalized tonic-clonic febrile seizure? Address their underlying fears and concerns is what tops Dr. Eileen Vining's list. If they've gone to the emergency department and...

Tips for pediatric neurologic exams.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2007... MAUI, HAWAII -- Be creative and confident in performing pediatric neurologic examinations, urged Dr. Eileen Vining. Obtaining a thorough history is, of course, crucial. "We need to capture all of the information that is available to us,"...

Prognosis is favorable for many migraineurs.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- Migraine appears to have a favorable long-term prognosis in many patients, with more than a third experiencing cessation of headache and the majority of persistent migraineurs reporting symptom improvement over 12 years. "These...

Heart evaluation is often critical following stroke.(Clinical Rounds)
October 1, 2007... CHICAGO -- Up to 20% of strokes begin in the heart, so cardiac imaging should be part of the work-up of many stroke patients, Dr. Gautham Reddy said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Electrocardiographically...

Calcium, vit. D may cut cancer risk.(Clinical Capsules)
October 1, 2007... High intakes of calcium and vitamin D were associated with lower breast cancer risk in premenopausal women in a prospective study of more than 30,000 women. The decreased risk seems most pronounced with aggressive breast tumors, wrote Jennifer...

Warfarin okay in elderly with a-fib.(Clinical Capsules)(atrial fibrillation)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... In the elderly with atrial fibrillation, warfarin is better than aspirin at preventing strokes and no more likely to cause a major hemorrhage, according to a study of 973 patients aged 75 years or older. Dr. Jonathan Mant, of the University...

Gout treatment patterns vary widely.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Just 25% of suspected gout patients had arthrocentesis for crystal analysis, although the procedure remains the "gold standard" for diagnosis of the disease, according to Dr. Danielle Petersel and Dr. Naomi Schlesinger of the Robert Wood...

Monitoring is key in infants born with one kidney.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... MAUI, HAWAII -- In infants born with unilateral renal agenesis, where a single kidney is functioning, it's important to confirm that the good kidney is, in fact, functional, said Dr. Carl M. Grushkin, head of the division of nephrology at...

Open access scheduling.(The Office)
October 1, 2007... In my practice, the open access scheduling system allows a patient to be seen the same day they call for any reason whatsoever. That means if a patient calls at 3 p.m., I'll see that patient that day. Patients obviously love this because...

Simplicity is key in cutting wait times.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2007... By making some simple changes, Dr. S. Germain Cassiere has dramatically reduced the amount of time patients must wait for lab tests. As in many medical offices, his patients for many years had signed in on a sheet of paper to let the...

Self-referral rule heralds a return to earlier policy.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2007... In issuing the third phase of the final regulations implementing the physician self-referral rule, also known as the Stark law, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has returned to a stance it held in the first phase. The Stark...

UnitedHealthcare agrees to $20 million settlement in claims processing case.(Practice Trends)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The insurance giant UnitedHealthcare could pay up to $20 million to state regulators as part of an agreement to settle allegations that the company violated state laws in its claims processing. Under the settlement, UnitedHealthcare has...

WHI results still confusing.(Policy & Practice)(Women's Health Initiative)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Just 18% of physicians said they have "no confusion at all" about the results of the Women's Health Initiative study, according to an online survey of more than 400 physicians conducted on behalf of The Hormone Foundation. In addition, only 15%...

Aventis settles pricing fraud case.(Policy & Practice)
October 1, 2007... Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay more than $190 million to settle allegations of fraudulent drug pricing and marketing against Aventis Pharmaceuticals, one of its predecessor companies. According to the U.S. Department of Justice,...

Insurance premium increase slows.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rose on average 6.1% in 2007, reflecting a continuing slowdown in premium increases. The 2007 premium increase is the smallest hike since 1999, according to an employer survey by the Kaiser Family...

Rise in adverse drug event reports.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The number of serious and fatal adverse drug events (ADEs) reported to the Food and Drug Administration more than doubled between 1998 and 2005, according to a report in the Sept. 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The agency defines a...

Bill seeks MD gift disclosure.(Policy & Practice)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Legislation in the Senate would require quarterly disclosure of gifts, honoraria, travel, and other payments to physicians by pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology manufacturers. S. 2029 was introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Mass. considers retail clinic rules.(Policy & Practice)(Massachusetts)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Massachusetts' Public Health Council is considering rules that would limit the scope of retail medical clinics in the state. The proposal is in response to a request by CVS Corp. to open 20-30 of its MinuteClinics in the Boston area beginning...

Medical equipment program aims to cut costs.(Practice Trends)
October 1, 2007... Starting in April 2008, retailers and suppliers in 10 metropolitan areas who sell certain durable medical equipment will have to become accredited and enter a competitive bidding process, according to a final rule issued by the Centers for...

Epidemiology for dummies.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Virtual viruses in online worlds such as "Second Life" and "World of Warcraft" should be studied by real-world scientists for clues to how viral epidemics spread, wrote researchers in the Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal. They called a 2005...

Party like a rock star, then die.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... A recent study that was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, "Elvis to Eminem: Quantifying the Price of Fame Through Early Mortality of European and North American Rock and Pop Stars," has determined that singers and...

Paul Newman's lasting legacy.(Indications)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The New York Times recently reported on the curious case of a nonsmoking furniture salesman from Colorado. His persistent shortness of breath and overweight status led physicians to diagnose hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a condition that is...

Delegates grapple with retail clinics.(News)
October 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHICAGO -- Seeking to spotlight family physicians as the safeguards of the medical home, the American Academy of Family Physicians at its annual Congress of Delegates meeting firmed up opposition to retail health...

Three-year growth in primary care recruitment efforts.(VITAL SIGNS)(Table)
October 15, 2007... Three-Year Growth in Primary Care Recruitment Efforts Internal Medicine 120% Family Practice 84% Pediatrics 21% Note: Based on data for requested physician search assignment in 2003/2004-2006/2007. Source:...

Postmeal glucose levels critical in all diabetes patients: evidence prompts international guidelines.(Metabolic Disorders)
October 15, 2007... AMSTERDAM -- Control of postmeal glucose values should be a focus of management for all patients with diabetes, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation. Released at a press briefing during the...

FDA committees to consider eliminating multi-ingredient pediatric cold products.(News)
October 15, 2007... Pediatric cough and cold medications should no longer be offered in multisymptom formulations but as single-ingredient products, a report by the Food and Drug Administration suggests. The report was released in advance of a joint meeting of...

Wide-ranging resolutions on the agenda.(News)
October 15, 2007... The AAFP Congress of Delegates also acted on the following items during its 3-day meeting: * Data control. In what many members described as the most important issue to come before this year's congress, delegates unanimously voted to...

Law strengthens FDA's authority and funding.(NEWS FROM THE FDA)(Food and Drug Administration)
October 15, 2007... President Bush has signed into law legislation that reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration's collection of fees from drug and device makers to review their products and gives it new safety monitoring and enforcement powers. The new...

Zingo, Risperdal.(New & Approved)(Anesiva Inc)
October 15, 2007... Zingo (lidocaine HCl monohydrate powder intradermal injection system, Anesiva Inc.) The Food and Drug Administration approved Zingo (0.5 mg lidocaine HCl monohydrate) intradermal injection system for reduction of pain associated with...

Many type 2 patients will need insulin combo.(News)
October 15, 2007... AMSTERDAM -- Most patients with type 2 diabetes who fail to achieve adequate glucose control with oral agents are likely to need combination insulin therapy in the long run, Dr. Rury R. Holman said at the annual meeting of the European...

Advocates vow to override Bush's SCHIP veto.(News)
October 15, 2007... Soon after President Bush delivered on his promise to veto the bipartisan reauthurization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) this month, Democrats in the U.S. House vowed to round up the votes needed to override the veto....

No excuses for terrorist physicians.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2007... I am not sure that your newspaper is any better a forum than the Academy or Emmy Awards for a discussion of the war in Iraq, but at least Dr. Jamshid A Marvasti's comments pertained to the role of physicians in the ongoing violence ("Physicians...

Even physicians can be sociopaths.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2007... Dr. Jamshid A. Marvasti explains to us why some doctors become suicidal, homicidal killers ("Physicians as Killers?" Guest Editorial, Aug. 1. 2007. p. 9). He gives the example of Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah who drove an explosive-laden...

Courageous analysis.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 15, 2007... I was very pleased to read the analysis by Dr. Jamshid A. Marvasti ("Physicians as Killers?" Guest Editorial, Aug. 1, 2007, p. 9). At a time when so much of our discourse in the media and in institutions of higher learning is based on...

Diabetes spans the globe.(Expert Commentary)
October 15, 2007... On the surface, it would seem to be an exciting time to be involved in managing diabetes. In the last 5 years, we have seen numerous new medications--new and better insulins, incretin mimetics, incretin enhancers, thiazolidinediones, and...