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[Case Report] Shortness of breath, fever—and pain in both legs
...poorly controlled diabetes came to our emergency department with a 1-week history of pain in both legs and shortness of breath, accompanied by fever, chills, and sweating. He had no recent leg injury, and no history of clotting disorder.
The Lancet - 10:39 (4 hours ago)

[NEWS] Children's vitamin D intake should be doubled, US paediatricians say
BMJ current issue - 20 Oct 2008 (4 days ago)

[EDITORIALS] Tight control of blood glucose and cardiovascular disease
BMJ current issue - 17 Oct 2008 12:43

[Articles] Effect of candesartan on prevention (DIRECT-Prevent 1) and progression (DIRECT-Protect 1) of retinopathy in type 1 diabetes: randomised, placebo-controlled trials
...type 1 diabetes.
The Lancet - 17 Oct 2008 09:47

[Comment] DIRECT new treatments for diabetic retinopathy
...type 2 diabetes into daily placebo or 32 mg candesartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker). The study recruited from 309 worldwide sites, and followed up patients for 4 years. The investigators report on prevention and progression of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes (respectively: DIRECT-Prevent 1, n=1421; DIRECT-Protect 1, n=1905), and...
The Lancet - 17 Oct 2008 09:47

[Articles] Effect of candesartan on progression and regression of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (DIRECT-Protect 2): a randomised placebo-controlled trial
...type 2 diabetes.
The Lancet - 17 Oct 2008 09:47

[RESEARCH] The prevention of progression of arterial disease and diabetes (POPADAD) trial: factorial randomised placebo controlled trial of aspirin and antioxidants in patients with diabetes and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease
...patients with diabetes mellitus and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease. Design Multicentre, randomised, double blind, 2x2 factorial, placebo controlled trial. Setting 16 hospital centres in Scotland, supported by 188 primary care groups. Participants 1276 adults aged 40 or more with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and an ankle brachial pressure ...
BMJ current issue - 17 Oct 2008 01:00

[EDITORIALS] Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events
BMJ current issue - 17 Oct 2008 01:00

[PRACTICE] Aspirin in type 2 diabetes: is there any evidence base?
BMJ current issue - 16 Oct 2008 13:54

[CLINICAL REVIEW] Obesity in children. Part 1: Epidemiology, measurement, risk factors, and screening
BMJ current issue - 15 Oct 2008 16:45

[NEWS] Half of patients given exercise prescriptions are more active a year later
BMJ current issue - 15 Oct 2008 12:39

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS: Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness: Interactions, Pathophysiology, Assessment and Treatment
JAMA current issue - 14 Oct 2008 21:36

MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES: JAMA, National University Health System, Singapore, Host Diabetes, Obesity Meeting
JAMA current issue - 14 Oct 2008 21:36

[NEWS] Website of experiences with new name hopes to reach more patients
BMJ current issue - 14 Oct 2008 12:42