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Op-Ed: Vegetable Oils, (Francis) Bacon, Bing Crosby, and the AHA

Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on dietary fats

ADA Policy on Photos, Videos, Twitter Sparks Controversy

Association asked meeting-goers to delete tweets of presentation slides

ACP: What's New in mHealth

Do apps promoting weight loss and heart health really work?

Top Cardiologist Blasts Nutrition Guidelines

Salim Yusuf says new evidence fails to support many major diet recommendations.

U.S. Obesity Crisis: Is the Wrong Omega-X Mix Responsible?

Ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in Western diet is 16:1

FDA Panel Splits on Expanded Jardiance Indication

Questions raised about key trial

LEADER Trial Leads the Pack at ADA

But meeting in New Orleans will also feature thousands of new papers

Bleeding Risk Assess in Angiodysplasias

Blood vessel malformations plus vascular disease increase transfusion likelihood

BMI 27: The New Normal?

Danish study puts lowest mortality risk at BMI level in 'unhealthy' range

Caffeine-Heavy Energy Drinks Give Jolt to Blood Glucose

Products used in trial were sugar-free

Evidence Sorely Lacking for PCOS

More research needed to understand diagnosis, symptoms

Vit D Blog: Vitamin D Toxicity Extremely Rare

Study finds little evidence for concern over clinical toxicity.

CulinaryRx: How We Treated the Hypertensive Patient

Diet recommendations for a 54-year-old man with high blood pressure.

Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors'

ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture."

Do Fat Teens Face an Early Death?

Life expectancy gains seen over the last half-century do not appear to extend to adults who were overweight or obese in adolescence, according to a large study spanning several decades.

How Much Exercise to Burn Off a Burger?

Menus displaying the amount of exercise required to burn off calories in a meal had some impact on food choice, researchers found.

Cardio Notes: Sex Improves with Stenting

Opening the arteries of those with stable coronary disease also opens the door to an improved sex life. Also this week, bariatric surgery helps remodel the heart.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

FDA Adds More Warnings for Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor

WASHINGTON -- Statins may cause drug-drug interactions for patients taking drugs to treat HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C, according to a new statin warning from the FDA.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

WASHINGTON -- The FDA is changing the labeling on statins to include a warning about increased risks of hyperglycemia and transient memory problems, but the agency is no longer recommending routine liver function testing.

Fructose No Substitute for Glucose in Diabetes

NEW YORK -- Although it negates the dumping of glucose directly into the bloodstream, fructose may not be the choice sweetener for diabetics, researchers said here.

ACC: Triglycerides Decreased with Rosuvastatin Therapy

ATLANTA -- In a study that specifically scrutinized the effects of statin therapy on triglycerides, researchers said that rosuvastatin (Crestor) significantly reduced the blood lipid that has been linked to coronary artery disease better than placebo.

ACC: FDA Announces Review of ACCORD Data

ATLANTA -- The FDA said it will conduct a full review of findings from a study which concluded that neither aggressive lipid-lowering therapy nor tight blood pressure control reduced cardiovascular events in persons with diabetes.

Normal Enzyme Levels May Hide Advanced Liver Fibrosis

MILAN, Italy -- Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease but normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are still at risk of severe hepatic disease, researchers found.