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February 01, 2010 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Approves New Diagnosis for Diabetes The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today has approved the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes. An A1c of 6.5 or greater is now considered an alternate criterion for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. (more) |
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January 26, 2010 Unlocking the Secrets to a Healthier Body We often go to great lengths to look and feel our best. Yet many never realize that one of the keys to a healthy body and a productive life rests just below the neck. (more) |
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January 12, 2010 Medical Specialists Petition Congress to Preserve Access to Care for Millions of Medicare Patients The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) sent a petition to Congress today signed by 1,324 AACE members, non-AACE member physicians, allied health professionals and patients opposing a new Medicare policy which would eliminate consultation codes for specialists. Overturning this policy would preserve access to care for millions of Medicare patients seen by a medical specialist. (more) |
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December 11, 2009 New Healthcare Amendment Will Preserve Access to Care for Millions of Patients Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) today proposed a new amendment to the current healthcare reform bill which will preserve access to care for millions of Medicare patients seen by a medical specialist. (more) |
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December 07, 2009 Eliminating Consultation Codes Will Force Four out of Five Specialists to Drastically Cut the Number of Medicare Patients Seen in their Practices A survey just conducted by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) indicates that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to eliminate consultation codes will force four out of five endocrinologists to reduce the number of Medicare patients seen in their practices. (more) |
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November 03, 2009 AACE Issues New Medical Guidelines for Proper and Ethical Use of Growth Hormone Today the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) released new medical guidelines for the accurate diagnosis and effective ethical treatment of growth hormone deficiency in affected patients. (more) |
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October 21, 2009 AACE Releases New Diabetes Algorithm for Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes A new, first-of-its-kind diabetes algorithm created to help achieve glycemic (blood sugar) control in type 2 patients was published online today in the September/October edition of Endocrine Practice. (more) |
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June 29, 2009 AACE Response to Insulin Glargine Cancer Risk Articles in Diabetologia On June 26, 2009 several articles published online in Diabetologia by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes investigated the possible relationship between use of insulin glargine (Lantus, sanofi-aventis) and the development of certain malignancies. The authors themselves, and the accompanying editorial, cautioned against over-interpretation of their limited data and analyses, which precluded them from drawing any firm conclusions. For example, there were contradictory findings among the studies, patient populations were not always comparable, and the duration of observation was short. Nonetheless, since the relationship of type 2 diabetes to cancer is of critical importance, further study is warranted. (more) |
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May 18, 2009 Type 2 Diabetes: An Epidemic among America’s Youth With the number of children suffering from type 2 diabetes growing at an alarming rate, physicians gathered Saturday to discuss strategies for prevention and treatment of the disease among children and adolescents at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. (more) |
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May 18, 2009 Experts Say Recommended Daily Dosage for Vitamin D is ‘Grossly Inadequate’ Current recommendations for vitamin D were called “grossly inadequate” Saturday at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. (more) |
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