"DOC news" from the American Diabetes Association.The American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of (Alexandria, VA) has begun the publication of DOC (Diabetes, Obesity & Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease ) News with a edition in late 2004. Regular monthly publication begins in January. The new journal has a controlled circulation of 100,000 family practice and internal medicine physicians and nurse practitioners nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. who manage the care of those with and at risk for diabetes. The journal includes information on scientific meetings in both the U.S. and abroad, summaries of the latest publications in leading related journals, and examinations of the latest clinical trials. Editorial addresses issues dealing with primary care, endocrinology, cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. , pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and , nursing and nutrition, and other topics relevant to those who treat patients confronting diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Editor-in-chief Dr. Irl Hirsch said that "physicians have a great need for integated information" about those with diabetes and related complications. The new journal "is the first resource that integrates this cluster of conditions affecting all of our patients," Hirsch added. |
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