Does using e-cigarettes increase cigarette smoking in adolescents?

Probably. Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use by adolescents is associated with a 2- to 4-fold increase in cigarette smoking over the next year (strength of recommendation: A, meta-analysis and subsequent prospective cohort studies).

Long-term effects of a diabetes boot cAMP on measures of diabetic care.

Background: Diabetic patients should receive self-management education to improve self-care and quality of life but are frequently unable to attend such programs because of the time commitment. We instituted an intensive 2-hour Diabetes Boot Camp to provide this education in a condensed time frame. The objective was to determine the long-term effect of the boot camp on mean hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c) levels in patients with diabetes compared to diabetic patients receiving the standard of care.