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Study: Thin Docs More Likely to Address Patient Weight

BALTIMORE—A patient’s body mass index (BMI) may not be the only factor at play when a physician diagnoses a patient as obese. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the diagnosis could also depend on the weight of ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
Blood Protein Predicts Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetics

WASHINGTON— Levels of certain blood proteins indicate which diabetes patients will likely develop life-threatening kidney problems in the future, according to two studies published online Jan. 19 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Vitamin B Derivative Helps Diabetics with Mild Kidney Disease

WASHINGTON—Vitamin B6 derivative may help slow or prevent the progression of mild kidney disease in patients with diabetes, according to a study appearing online Oct. 27 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
October 27, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Promising Kidney Drug Fails in Large Clinical Trial

WASHINGTON—What was hoped to be a promising new drug to protect the kidneys has failed to benefit diabetes patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing online Oct. 27 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
October 27, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Many Unaware Diabetes, Hypertension Cause CKD

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Results from American Kidney Fund-commissioned research showed that majority of those surveyed who care for their loved ones’ health are unaware that diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney disease. ...More
September 23, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
SlideShow: ICD-10 Codes and CKD

The following SlideShow looks into ICD-10 coding for Diabetes with Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease. ...More
September 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Lifetime 'Dose' of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In a study of 8,000 adolescents and young adults, researchers were able to show that the the degree and duration of carrying extra pounds are important risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood, according to a study published in the September ...More
September 8, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
The 10 Most Obese U.S. States

Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state, according to “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011,” a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Adult Obesity Increases in 16 States in One Year

WASHINGTON—Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state, according to “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011,” a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Study Finds Way for White Fat to Burn Energy

WASHINGTON—National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat—a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes—to burn calories in a way that’s normally found in brown fat and muscle, according to a study in the July 6 edition ...More
July 5, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma