Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• New data shed light on subclinical thyroid disease, CVD link
• AHA/ADA: Appropriate use of artificial sweeteners may have limited health benefits
• CDC: Nearly half of US adults failed to receive proper preventive care before 2010
• Children with higher genetic risk more likely to develop adult chronic obesity
• High-dose vitamin D may prevent fractures in older patients
• Intervention via mobile technology may improve diet, activity
• New diabetes model uses patient-reported outcomes to deliver effective health care
• Oral octreotide may offer new option for patients with acromegaly
• Overtreatment rates for monitoring BP in vets with diabetes similar to undertreatment rates
• Phentermine/topiramate combo wins FDA approval for weight loss
• Phentermine topiramate led to long term weight loss reduced systolic BP in type 2 diabetes
• Progestin treatment for PCOS may decrease likelihood of pregnancy, birth
• Type 1 diabetes associated with reduced exercise capacity, altered cardiac function among adolescents
• Type 2 diabetes duration associated with disease recurrence after gastric bypass
• Chief Justice Roberts: Hero, villain, scoundrel or rogue? Richard O. Dolinar, MD
• Hypogonadal man with osteoporosis Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA
• FDA bans BPA in infant bottles, cups
• US Senate introduces diabetes care act
• The case of the missing thyroid gland Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Curcumin extract suggested as prevention method in prediabetes
• Group-based cognitive behavioral therapy found effective in reducing obesity in adolescents
• High blood sugar levels identified patients at risk for death from pneumonia
• Real-time continuous glucose monitoring lowered HbA1c with less risk for hypoglycemia
• Use of plasma adrenomedullin could help predict tubal ectopic pregnancy
• Diet-induced weight loss alone improved risk factors in older obese adults
• Early exposure to phthalates increased risk for childhood obesity
• ECLIPSE: Men with COPD, hypogonadism at greater risk for mortality
• EMPOWIR: Dietary intervention reduced body weight with, without metformin
• Framingham Heart Study: Serum testosterone linked to vascular calcification
• Gene expression assay successfully predicts benign disease in indeterminate thyroid nodules
• Long-term testosterone treatment reduced weight, waist circumference in elderly men
• NHANES: Secondhand smoke linked to obesity, diabetes
• Testosterone decline not just a result of aging in men
• Aspirin use and risk for bleeding in primary prevention James R. Taylor, PharmD, CDE