Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Bariatric surgery enters mainstream for treatment of diabetes
• Obesity prevention in women of child-bearing age deserves priority
• A conversation with Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD
• Flibanserin to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopause goes back to FDA
• Riedel’s thyroiditis and F18-FDG-PET scan Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• B vitamins may counter adverse reproductive effects from DDT exposure
• Bariatric surgery influences pregnancy complications
• Childbirth complication rate low in women with primary hyperparathyroidism
• Childhood vitamin D levels linked to carotid IMT in adulthood
• Cushing's syndrome subtype affects postoperative time to adrenal recovery
• Drawings assess patient perceptions after remission of acromegaly
• Fluoridated water contributes to increased rates of hypothyroidism
• Genomic maps could improve pediatric adrenocortical tumor identification, treatment
• High-energy breakfast improves all-day glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Hormone therapy in transgender adults appears safe
• Hormone therapy offers no CV protection for postmenopausal women, may increase stroke risk
• HT may reduce mortality risk in statin-treated postmenopausal women
• Increased inappropriate radioactive iodine therapy carries extra costs, patient risks
• Insulin pump use, optimal glycemic control less likely in black children
• Leisure-time physical activity reduced CV risk in CAD patients with and without diabetes
• Linsitinib comparable to placebo for adrenal cancer treatment
• Most benign thyroid nodules remain benign during follow-up
• Nutrition, weight loss interventions needed in mobility-impaired populations
• Obesity affects blacks, whites differently in prediabetes
• Oral melatonin may benefit sleep-deprived ICU patients
• Pregnant women with obesity should limit weight gain until mid-pregnancy
• Safety policies, data protection needed for BYOD in health care
• Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative offers paradigm to improve disease management, research
• Vegetarian, meat protein provide similar appetite control, weight loss
• Vitamin D supplementation benefits middle-aged women with low 25-(OH)D levels
• Anthropometric, lifestyle changes in men could improve couples' fertility
• Increased nut intake reduces risk for metabolic syndrome among adolescents
• Long-term weight loss may be more likely with low-fat diet
• Maternal thyroid hormone levels associated with child IQ
• Mortality risks remain unchanged with menopausal hormone therapy
• Number of unregulated compounded menopausal HT purchases nears number FDA-approved prescriptions
• Secreted placental hormones could help identify fetal abnormalities related to EDCs in both sexes