[Profile of glucose lowering drug use in outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Background: The use of glucose lowering agents with favorable weight profile is a growing practice in Diabetology.

Aim: To characterize medication combinations in patients with type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and their effect on metabolic control.

Material And Methods: Review of medical records of 249 outpatients with T2D with a median age of 66 years, cared for at a medical network.

Diagnostic Performance of the 4-Item Geriatric Depression Scale for Depression Screening in Older Patients with Cancer: The ELCAPA Cohort Study.

Background: In older patients with cancer, depression is difficult to assess because of its heterogeneous clinical expression. The 4-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-4) is quick and easy to administer but has not been validated in this population. The present study was designed to test the diagnostic performance of the GDS-4 in a French cohort of older patients with cancer before treatment.

The relative embryotoxicity of 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol on primary chick embryonic cells.

1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP) is a chlorinated compound used in the fabrication of industrial products such as hard resins, celluloid or paints. It has also been detected in instant soups and soy sauce. 1,3-DCP has been associated with major necrosis of the liver in humans [Chem.