Top stories in health and medicine, October 24, 2013

From MedPage Today: Blood Sugar Tied to Cognitive Function. Variations in glycated hemoglobin levels within the normal range were modestly correlated with performance on certain cognitive tests and with differences in hippocampal structure. Sleep Problems, Poor Angioplasty Outcomes Linked. Disturbed sleep is common in heart patients following coronary angioplasty and is an independent risk factor for poor cardiac outcomes. Stenting Carotid Arteries Risky for Seniors. Carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting to treat carotid disease worked equally well in younger patients, but in elderly patients endarterectomy was associated with a lower risk of stroke. Surgery Tops for Weight Loss, Study Affirms.Bariatric surgery leads to significantly greater weight loss and resolution of diabetes and metabolic syndrome as compared with nonsurgical approaches to obesity. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Heart Neurology Obesity Source Type: blogs