November 21, 2008 08:22 AM EDT

Preteens, teens doubled use of diabetes drugs

Use of antidiabetes medications increased by 166% among girls aged 10 to 14 years and 135% among girls aged 15 to 19 years between 2002 and 2005.

Data also revealed an increase in overall chronic medication use in children across all therapy classes — antihypertensives, ...

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December 6, 2008

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine’s First Annual Comprehensive Review for the Management of the Obese Patient

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"For many patients, the emotional effects of diabetes are just as important as the physical ones — but they are often reluctant to talk about their feelings..."

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Does periodontal disease cause type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes has long been believed to be a risk factor for periodontal disease. Results of a new study show that the reverse might also be true, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Ryan T. Demmer, PhD, MPH, associate research scientist in the department of epidemiology, said that these findings add a “new twist” to the association, suggesting that periodontal disease may lead to diabetes. “It has been generally accepted that periodontal...

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