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News media sound bites were ricocheting around the Internet last week suggesting that perhaps type 2 diabetes is an intestinal disorder that can be cured by surgery. As Dr. Bill Quick pointed out in a recent blog, most of the popular accounts of the disease were overblown; Dr. Quick calls them "another piece of public relations... Read more
Abbott's Navigator continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has finally been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The device was approved in Europe last June, but US FDA approval has been stalled for several years for reasons that are unclear. Every month or so, it seemed, there would be an announcement by Abbott that FDA approval... Read more
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that, given the proper signals, can differentiate into various types of specialized cells. Some stem cells can produce either fat cells or muscle cells or bone cells, depending on what kind of signals they get. One way the glitazone drugs like Avandia and Actos work is by stimulating more stem cells... Read more
Writing in the February 8 issue of Focus, a Massachusetts General Hospital intern decries the lack of evidence for the beneficial effects of exercise. She and her fiance recently embarked on an exercise program. She went to the gym five days a week instead of four and also increased the duration of her workouts from 30 to 40 minutes.... Read more
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