CONFERENCE COVERAGE:

Bruce Goldfarb

Metabolic Syndrome Center Stage at AHA Scientific Sessions
CLINICAL STUDIES SHED MORE LIGHT ON GROWING PROBLEM
DOC News 2005 2: 1. [Full Text]  

Elizabeth Thompson Beckley

Program Helps Maintain Functional Fitness Among Elderly
DOC News 2005 2: 10. [Full Text]  

Elizabeth Thompson Beckley

Office Diagnostics Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes
DOC News 2005 2: 11. [Full Text]  

NATIONAL AND STATE AFFAIRS:

Bob Roehr

FDA Eyes Food Label Carb Claims
NEW RULES TO REGULATE VAGUE TERMS
DOC News 2005 2: 1. [Full Text]  

INSURANCE AND COVERAGE:

Elizabeth Thompson Beckley

Medicare Eyes Coverage of Bariatric Care
PANEL'S ENDORSEMENT OF SURGERY OPENS DOOR TO REIMBURSEMENTCHANGES
DOC News 2005 2: 3. [Full Text]  

ASK THE EXPERT:

Bruce Goldfarb

Topiramate and Weight Loss...Does It Work?
DOC News 2005 2: 5. [Full Text]  

FROM THE EDITOR:

Irl B. Hirsch

Shifting Paradigms
DOC News 2005 2: 6. [Full Text]  

CLINICAL NEWS:

Joan Szabo and Bruce Goldfarb

Metabolic Syndrome Rising in Adults and Adolescents
DOC News 2005 2: 7. [Full Text]  

Mark Lewis

Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Diabetes Affect Mental Function
STUDIES SUGGEST LINKS TO ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER FORMS OF MENTALDECLINE
DOC News 2005 2: 8. [Full Text]  

BARIATRIC SURGERY:

Lisa Esposito

Bariatric Surgery Puts Patients at Risk for Peripheral Neuropathies
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH KEY TO AVOIDING COMPLICATIONS
DOC News 2005 2: 9. [Full Text]  

PEDIATRIC CARE:

Elizabeth Thompson Beckley

Study: Adolescents Aware of Their Overweight and Obesity
DOC News 2005 2: 10. [Full Text]  

SELF-CARE TRENDS:

Bruce Goldfarb

Self-Monitoring May Help Patients with Non–Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes
DOC News 2005 2: 11. [Full Text]  

DRUG THERAPY:

Lisette Hilton

How to Help Patients Ease the Burden of Prescription Costs
GOVERNMENT AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY PROGRAMS ADDRESS OUT-OF-POCKETCOSTS
DOC News 2005 2: 12. [Full Text]  

UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM:

Nick Kolakowski

The Obesity Virus?
RESEARCHERS SUGGEST VIRAL INFECTION MAY CAUSE OBESITY
DOC News 2005 2: 13. [Full Text]  

TREATMENT STRATEGIES:

Joene Hendry

Researchers Suggest Overeating Similar to Addiction
GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENTAPPROACH
DOC News 2005 2: 14. [Full Text]  

DIET AND NUTRITION:

Susan Kreimer

Research Shows Benefits of Mediterranean Diet
STUDIES SUGGEST REDUCED METABOLIC SYNDROME, MORTALITY
DOC News 2005 2: 16. [Full Text]  

CLINICAL TOOLS:

Lisa Esposito

Intra-abdominal Fat Depth Makes a Difference in Cardiovascular Risk
FOR OLDER OBESE WOMEN, IT'S NOT JUST HOW MUCH ABDOMINAL FAT, BUT HOW DEEP
DOC News 2005 2: 17. [Full Text]  

Bruce Goldfarb

ADA Unveils New Obesity Resource for Physicians
DOC News 2005 2: 21. [Full Text]  

NEWS BRIEF:

Anne Schmidt

CLINICIANS URGED TO ACT ON OBESITY
DOC News 2005 2: 18. [Full Text]  

DOC MARKETPLACE:

The latest in high-tech and convenient devices
DOC News 2005 2: 19. [Full Text]  

SECOND OPINIONS:

Recreational Pharmaceuticals
DOC News 2005 2: 20. [Full Text]  

FROM THE JOURNALS:

Metabolic Link Between Diabetes and MI
DOC News 2005 2: 22. [Full Text]  

Metabolic Syndrome and Mortality
DOC News 2005 2: 22. [Full Text]  

Red and Processed Meat Diet Studied
DOC News 2005 2: 22. [Full Text]  

CVD Risk Factors Predict Type 2 Diabetes
DOC News 2005 2: 22. [Full Text]  

Caffeine and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
DOC News 2005 2: 22. [Full Text]  

High Doses of Vitamin E and Insulin Resistance
DOC News 2005 2: 23. [Full Text]  

Diabetes Linked to Sleep Disturbances in Middle-Aged Men
DOC News 2005 2: 23. [Full Text]  

Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Young Adults
DOC News 2005 2: 23. [Full Text]  

Markers of Liver Injury Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
DOC News 2005 2: 23. [Full Text]  

Dieting and Eating Disorders in Obese Women
DOC News 2005 2: 23. [Full Text]  

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