Endocrine Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Endocrine Today.

Table of Contents

• Genetics offers new possibilities for diabetes management
• AACE: Obesity is a disease state
• Clinical practice guideline for adult GH deficiency updated
• Consensus statement: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose potential threat to children
• Exenatide reduced heart failure risk by half in type 2 diabetes
• FDA approves labeling changes for pioglitazone due to bladder cancer risk
• FDA approves two strengths of a new leuprolide acetate formulation
• FDA: Evidence inconclusive regarding recombinant human GH use, mortality risk
• Gestational diabetes risk increases with interpregnancy weight gain
• Half of US population projected to be obese by 2030
• Monitoring for diabetes warranted before, after childhood GH treatment
• No difference in thyroid dysfunction when using brand-name, generic drugs
• Once-daily colesevelam received approval to be mixed with fruit juice, diet soft drinks
• Radiation therapy warranted for treatment of pituitary adenomas
• US car manufacturer developing services to manage chronic illnesses on the road
• Office lunches: The danger zone Richard O. Dolinar, MD
• DSMT telehealth services now reimbursed, but work remains Donna Tomky, MSN, RN, C-NP, CDE
• A Supreme Court top list for medical impact L.J. Deftos, MD, JD, LLM
• Endocrine Society backs use of central institutional review boards to advance clinical research
• Diffusely FDG-avid thyroid found on PET scan Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Anti-müllerian hormone capable of predicting future age at menopause
• Comorbidities often undiagnosed in women with Turner’s syndrome
• Hypertension rate could be as high as 20% in young adults
• More death certificates cite diabetes as underlying cause of death
• Nerve identification technique may play role in complications after thyroidectomy
• Patients with diabetes at high risk for developing tuberculosis
• Presence of metabolic syndrome raises risk for kidney disease
• Researchers find unsuspected organization of pituitary cells
• Robotic face-lift technique eliminates neck scar from thyroidectomy
• Soy isoflavones not associated with reductions in bone loss, menopausal symptoms
• Switch from film to digital imaging of diabetic retinopathy may not affect study outcomes
• Vitamin D status associated with different types of adiposity in black and white children
• Collaboration with community program improved diabetes self-management
• Cultural competency key to counseling patients with diabetes
• Demand for diabetes educators projected to increase sharply
• Electronic health records, patient-centered care needed to revolutionize diabetes management
• Patient-centered medical home may reshape role of diabetes educators
• Urban partnerships expand opportunities for diabetes education in rural areas