Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Scientific organizations collaborate to improve assay reliability
• AMA: Obesity is a disease state
• Childhood obesity rates down in several US cities
• Quality improvement initiatives required to reduce repeat lipid testing
• Quality of life, steroid use assessed in adults with CAH
• Study highlights racial differences in association of vitamin D, CHD events
• Inside the endocrinologist’s armamentarium: Surgical options for type 2 diabetes Philip Schauer, MD
• FDA issues alert for sale of illegal diabetes treatments
• Medicaid programs vary in coverage of preventive care
• Parathyroid adenoma with rapid washout on a dual-phase sestamibi scan Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Adults with disabilities at higher risk for obesity
• Artificial sweeteners may contribute to obesity, diabetes, CVD
• Bariatric surgery for diabetes management scrutinized
• Baseline glycemic state influences exercise-induced glycemic control
• Community intervention reduced BMI in children at risk for obesity
• DAISY: Early, late exposure to solid food linked to type 1 diabetes risk
• Ectopic, lipid levels associated with bone marrow fat in obesity
• Genetic mutation responsible for precocious puberty identified
• Genetic mutation responsible for precocious puberty identified
• IOM: Evaluation plan will measure progress of obesity prevention
• Location of body fat may elevate CVD, cancer risk
• Menopausal symptoms more troublesome for cancer survivors
• Meta-analysis: DHEA supplementation may reduce fat mass in elderly men
• Nocturnal melatonin secretion associated with insulin resistance
• PAGE Study: Genetic link to obesity depends on dietary intake
• Relapse rates higher with antithyroid drugs in Graves’ disease
• Respiratory infections may increase infants’ risk for diabetes
• Statins linked to few adverse effects, increased diabetes risk
• Telmisartan, valsartan linked to lower risk for CV events in diabetes
• Urinary phthalates linked to early puberty in boys
• Diabetes increased risk for mortality fivefold after lung transplantation
• Novel gene classifier identifies benign thyroid nodules
• Obese women who skip breakfast may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes
• Obesity management in the clinic: Look beyond BMI
• Prandial insulin initiation feasible through two algorithms in type 2 diabetes
• Testosterone reduced pain perception in hypogonadism
• Statins and diabetes: Whether benefits outweigh the risks James R. Taylor, PharmD, CDE