Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• ‘Tsunami’ of new NAFLD/NASH cases requires better management tools
• CDC: Childhood obesity rates down in Philadelphia; unhealthy weight still ‘unacceptable’
• Diabetes, cancer connection analyzed at AACE meeting
• Drugmakers launch TransCelerate BioPharma to speed testing
• EDEN Study: Gestational exposure to urban air pollution lowered vitamin D levels
• Genetic variants, gene regulation linked in common diseases
• Hyponatremia increased risk for mortality, complications 30 days after surgery
• NYC health officials approve ban on large sugary drinks
• Overall health care costs increase, reverse downward trend from 2009
• PTEN mutations led to insulin sensitivity, cancer risk, obesity
• True prices and importance of supply and demand Richard O. Dolinar, MD
• Painful lateral node biopsy: Traumatic neuromas after neck surgery Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• BP, aldosterone production possibly affected by potassium channel gene KCNK9
• CDC: Childhood obesity rates down in Philadelphia; unhealthy weight still 'unacceptable'
• CDC findings highlight need for awareness, treatment of hypertension
• Disordered sleep among adolescents compromised normal pubertal development
• DPP-IV inhibitors appear to reduce CV risk in type 2 diabetes
• Female doctors’ pay lags behind men’s
• Omega-3 fatty acid supplements failed to lower risk for major CVD events
• PATH: Higher glucose levels led to greater risk for hippocampal, amygdalar atrophy
• Adrenal insufficiency requires improved management, alternative therapy
• Alternative therapies for thyroid disease examined
• Central obesity increased risk for CV, all-cause death despite normal BMI
• Elevated BMI poses lower mortality risk for blacks than whites
• Energy drink consumption improved cardiac function
• Experts debate benefits of routine nerve monitoring in thyroid surgery
• GUTS II: Sports drinks led to weight gain
• Increase in adverse CV events following Japan earthquake and tsunami
• New approaches to thyroidectomy prompt discussion
• Presenters focus on status, effects of iodine intake
• Subclinical hyperthyroidism unrelated to overall, CV mortality
• Targeted next generation sequencing platform detected multiple mutations
• Web-based group sessions improved outcomes in weight-loss campaign