Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of secondary hypertension associated with excess cardiovascular morbidities. Primary aldosteronism is underdiagnosed because it does not have a specific, easily identifiable feature and clinicians can be poorly aware of the disease. The diagnostic investigation is a multistep process of screening, confirmatory testing, and subtype differentiation of…
Osteoporosis is a substantial health concern worldwide, particularly among individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this population, bone fragility is a prevalent complication…
Osteoporosis is characterised by reduced bone mass and disordered bone microstructure, which collectively result in increased fracture risk. Data from the National Health and Nutrition…
The reduced fracture rates following zoledronate in the core trial were substantially maintained for 1·5–3·5 years after the last zoledronate infusion, but not thereafter.
The Global Burden of Disease assessment estimates that 20% of global type 2 diabetes cases are related to chronic exposure to particulate matter (PM) with…
The study by Victoria Miller and colleagues1 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology adds to and extends the growing body of evidence of the importance…
There is debate over the nature of the carbohydrate-containing foods that should be recommended to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and related conditions.…
Diets with a high glycaemic index and a high glycaemic load were associated with a higher risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a multinational…
Dietary recommendations to reduce GI and GL could have effects on health outcomes that are similar to outcomes of recommendations to increase intake of fibre…
The life history theory assumes that all organisms are under selective pressure to harvest external resources and allocate them to maximise fitness: only organisms making…
Randomised controlled trials and other prospective clinical studies for novel medical interventions in people with diabetes have traditionally reported HbA1c as the measure of average…
