Fibroids, endometriosis linked to chemical exposures cost Europe $1.5 billion a year
The cost burden of uterine fibroids and endometriosis related to two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Europe is about 1.4 billion euros a year, or more than $1.5 billion, according... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 22, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Bisphenol S promotes fat accumulation, differentiation
Bisphenol S (BPS), commonly used as a “safe” substitute for bisphenol A (BPA) in the manufacturing of plastics and other consumer products, induces lipid accumulation in, and differentiation of,... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 22, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
FDA proposes ban on powdered gloves
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on most powdered gloves used during surgery and for patient examination, and on absorbable powder used for lubricating surgeons’... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Feds launch phase 2 of HIPAA audits
The federal government has launched the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program and will soon be identifying health providers it plans to target.
For the 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program, auditors... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
CMS announces application schedule for Next Gen ACOs
Organizations looking to become a next generation accountable care organization (ACO) must have their letter of intent to apply submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by May... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Antisclerostin osteoporosis drugs might worsen or unmask rheumatoid arthritis
Antisclerostin monoclonal antibodies have shown their ability to increase bone density in phase II and III trials of men and women with osteoporosis but could potentially have the opposite effect in... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 21, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Getting a leg up on bone comorbidities in lupus
MAUI, HAWAII – Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) really need to be placed on bone protection therapy as soon as they start on corticosteroids because their risks of steroid-related... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 19, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Match day 2016: Residency spots rise, but growth still needed
Medical school seniors scored a record number of available first-year slots in this year’s Main Residency Match, with both internal medicine and family medicine programs offering more spots to... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ABMS approves new addiction medicine subspecialty
Many more physicians seeking to subspecialize in addiction medicine will now have the official blessing of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
ABMS announced March 14 its approval of an... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
How physicians can reverse the opioid crisis
In about 2002, Dr. Gary Franklin realized the state of Washington might have a problem.
A big problem.
A state resident who’d suffered a back sprain and filed a workers’ compensation claim... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 17, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
CV health may prevent cognitive decline
The closer that older adults come to meeting the American Heart Association’s “ideal” targets for seven factors that determine cardiovascular health, the lower their risk for cognitive decline,... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 16, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Spending on physicians rising faster than health expenditures overall
Spending on physicians rose by 2.4% per year from 2003 to 2013 – the largest increase among the major components of national health expenditures, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 15, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Lifestyle intervention blocks antipsychotic-associated weight gain
MADRID – The weight gain most patients have when first starting treatment with antipsychotic medications is not inevitable.
A 12-week intervention program designed to promote exercise and a healthy... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 15, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Obesity, oral contraceptive use are risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis in women
Obese women taking oral contraceptives had a 30-fold increased odds for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), compared with normal-weight women, in an unmatched case-control study of 186 CVT cases and... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 14, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: How to navigate value-based care payer contracts
AUSTIN, TEX. – The shift from volume- to value-based care has become a regular hot topic among the medical community. But one rarely discussed question is how quality-based care will impact physician... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 11, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
