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Candy twists can be used as an alternative to glucola beverage in gestational diabetes mellitus screening

Candy Twists Alternative to Glucola Drink for GDM Screening

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Same sensitivity for glucola, candy twists; improved false-referral rate, PPV, detection rate for candy
Nearly all pharmacists have experienced upswings in the acquisition costs of generic drugs

Pharmacists Raise Concerns for Patient Access to Generic Drugs

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Survey shows it takes one month or longer for PBMs to fix maximum allowed costs underpayments
For adults with diabetes

Additional Attention to Modifiable Risks in DM Could Benefit Greatly

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Risk factors account for considerable proportion of CV events, death in those with, without CVD
Physicians have only 45 days to review and dispute reports regarding their financial ties to drug and medical device manufacturers reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Limited Time Available to Review Sunshine Act Data

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Doctors have limited time period to review financial data and dispute reports before they go public
High-pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake correlates with poorer semen quality

Semen Quality Linked to Fruit, Veggie Pesticide Residue

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Men in highest quartile of high-pesticide residue fruit, vegetable intake have lower sperm count
Women with gestational diabetes mellitus are more likely to have a history of depression

Hx of Depression Tied to Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes

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Likelihood of history of depression elevated in women with GDM, after controlling for confounders
Stethoscope hygiene is rarely performed by trainee physicians

Med Students, Residents Rarely Perform Stethoscope Hygiene

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After excluding cases prompted by attending doctor, stethoscope hygiene performed in 11 percent
Mini-group visits yield good results among patients with diabetes

Success Seen With Mini-Group Visits for Patients With Diabetes

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Visits usually involve three patients; do not replace individual office visits, but augment them
Only two out of 32 major commercial weight-loss programs marketed nationwide -- Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig -- can boast scientific evidence showing their clients maintain weight loss for at least a year

Two Commercial Weight Loss Plans Come Out on Top

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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig beat other commercial diet plans in new research
The use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors is not associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia

DPP-4 Inhibitors Not Tied to Pneumonia Hospitalizations

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Findings among new users of antidiabetic drugs from 2007 to 2012