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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – New-onset type 1 diabetes in an obese youth cannot reliably be distinguished from pediatric type 2 diabetes on clinical grounds in this era of epidemic obesity. "The only way to distinguish obese type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes is to measure diabetes... »
Don't Call That Child 'Fat' or 'Obese'
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – In discussing a child’s weight problem with the parents, it’s best for physicians to refrain from using the terms "fat," "extremely obese," and even "obese." "Parents find those terms undesirable. They’re stigmatizing, blaming,... »
FDA Quickly Approves 'Breakthrough' Cystic Fibrosis Drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 31 approved the drug ivacaftor (Kalydeco) for cystic fibrosis patients aged 6 years and older who have the G551D mutation. According to ivacaftor maker Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the approval is one of the fastest ever at the FDA. It took only 3 months from... »
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – New-onset type 1 diabetes in an obese youth cannot reliably be distinguished from pediatric type 2 diabetes on clinical grounds in this era of epidemic obesity. "The only way to distinguish... »
GAD-alum Antigen Therapy Fails to Halt Progression of Type 1 Diabetes
Antigen therapy with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 formulated with alum failed to induce immunologic tolerance and stem the loss of stimulated serum C-peptide in a phase III clinical trial of new-onset type 1 diabetes,... »
Booming Epidemic in Exercise Injuries in Overweight Youth
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The youth obesity crisis has a huge and underappreciated flip side: An epidemic of overuse injuries in heavy kids who’ve been told to start exercising without receiving any informed guidance.... »
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