Endocrine Today Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Endocrine Today.
Table of Contents
- UN mobilizes global governments in fight against non-communicable diseases
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- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease risk low in post-1977 pituitary GH recipients
- Differentiating between various forms of hypertension presents challenges for physicians
- FDA approves combination sitagliptin, simvastatin
- Lithium found in drinking water in Andes Mountain villages
- Pregnancy more problematic for women with PCOS
- Recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis especially problematic among urban minority patients
- Smoking after menopause may increase sex hormone levels
- Treatment of Graves’ disease may increase body weight, BMI in children
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- Diabetes–cancer link raises flags for endocrinologists Derek LeRoith, MD, PhD
- Diabetes, milky serum and abdominal pain Thomas Brahler, MD; Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU; Matthew Spitzer, MD
- EHRs linked to higher standards of diabetes care
- Study: Aspirin had no effect on stroke, thromboembolism risk in atrial fibrillation patients
- Antipsychotics tied to adiposity, insulin resistance in children
- Consider differences between men, women in CVD care
- CREDIT: Non-traditional risk factors contribute to weight gain during insulin therapy
- Diagnosis, treatment of osteoporosis remains complicated
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- Diet, medical therapy beneficial targets for treatment of gestational diabetes
- Discontinuing HT may be detrimental for some women
- Experts call for better clinical trials, improved reporting
- Experts join forces to learn more about link between obesity, type 2 diabetes
- HT use in asymptomatic women up for discussion
- Lipid management challenging, but necessary, for prevention of CVD in women
- Packed lunches less healthy vs. school-provided meals
- Poor glycemic control, heart failure link strong in patients with type 2 diabetes
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- Splitting high-dose insulin, injecting in two sites improved blood glucose control
- Point-of-care HbA1c monitors require careful selection James R. Taylor, PharmD, CDE