Dr. Jon Oden, an endocrinologist at Children’s, says it’s becoming more common for children to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to be known as adult-onset diabetes. Find out why more children are showing symptoms of the disease and what you can do to prevent your child from a Diabetes Diagnosis.
From http://hhcbooks.com/respiratory_diseases/contemporary_diagnosis_and_management_of_copd – Leading Pulmonology experts Antonio Anzueto and Fernando Martinez talk about what’s new in the field of COPD
The American College of Physicians has released an updated clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a collection of slowly progressing lung diseases more commonly found in smokers. Over 5% of adults in the US have COPD and it is the fourth primary cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. A patient suffering from the disease will typically have a chronic cough, wheezing, and some patients also have a shortness of breath and and activity limitation.
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Dr. Etie S. Moghissi discusses the new American Diabetes Association/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ guidelines for inpatient glycemic management. Miriam Tucker of the Global Medical News Network (GMNN) reports from the AACE annual meeting in Houston.