Two new randomized trials offer new evidence that bariatric surgery is highly effective in obese patients with diabetes. The results, according to Paul Zimmet and K. George M.M. Alberti, writing in??an editorial in the??New England Journal of Medicine, ?are likely to have a major effect on future diabetes treatment.? In the STAMPEDE trial, which was ...

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting is in full swing this week in Chicago and much of the early buzz being generated is around a new class of LDL cholesterol-lowering drugs known as proprotein converase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK-9) antibodies.?? Inhibitors of PCSK-9 have been pursued for almost a decade.?? However, clinical data are ...

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Here's how to keep your car's ch'i flowing to help achieve inner peace while behind the wheel.

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Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money.?? Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. ...

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Lately I?ve been thinking a lot about what it was like for me being a geeky girl growing up and what it?s like for geeky girls nowadays. It?s a totally different world. Now, a geek is synonymous with anyone who has an Internet connection.??When I was growing up being a geek wasn?t something you wanted ...

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When I was a teenager, as soon as I was able, I rushed down to our local library to register to vote. In North Carolina, you can register to vote before you turn 18, so long as you?ll turn 18 by the next general election. And I wanted to be ready. I have always understood ...

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Mad Men is back, which means it?s time to talk about unhappy women again. Jen Kalaidis asks at The Atlantic why audiences love Don but hate Betty, even though both ?were operating under the same social constraints, and they often share similar flaws.? Our cultural moment has Mad Men returning at a particularly opportune time. ...

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For those of you (like me) who follow the NFL, it's been a wild roller coaster ride the last couple of weeks, not least of which is the drama around Peyton Manning becoming the newest Denver Bronco. And, as a Hoosier, I'm right in the middle of the action. There's a lesson here about employees ...

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? The first Angry Birds was a bit of a sleeper hit - starting off as a noteworthy little iOS games before boiling into a full-blown craze and one of the most popular games on the market today. Angry: Birds Space had a bit more momentum going into its launch last week, and it's becoming ...

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This morning, Stifel Nicolaus increased its price target on shares of Lions Gate (LGF) to $19 following [...]

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 19:26