Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Rising incidence of thyroid cancer raises questions among endocrinologists
• ADA announces new research grant program in bariatric surgery
• Adult patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia poorly managed in UK
• EMPHASIS-HF: Eplerenone reduced death, hospitalization by 37% in systolic heart failure
• European Medicines Agency to review safety of somatropin-containing medicines
• FDA advisory committee recommends approval of combination weight-loss drug
• FDA advisory panel unanimously recommends further evaluation of vandetanib
• FDA approves testosterone gel for hypogonadism
• IOM report sets new dietary intake levels of calcium, vitamin D
• Lap-Band safe and effective in less obese, FDA advisors vote
• Nontraditional CV risk factors common in overweight black youth
• Position statement advocates physical activity for patients with type 2 diabetes
• Position statement, guidelines address cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
• Revascularization improved myocardial ischemia vs. medical therapy in BARI 2D substudy
• Symplicity HTN-2: Renal denervation therapy plus medication lowered BP vs. medication alone
• Symptoms of obese heart failure patients improved after bariatric surgery
• Top 10 stories of 2010
• Type 1 diabetes mortality rates decreasing
• When the steel is mightier than the pen: Removing obstacles to glycemic control Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA
• Hope and change for 2011 Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD, MACE
• Post-therapy whole-body scan with abnormal radioactive iodine localized to the head of two women Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Better diabetes control needed among Haitian patients, study finds
• Exercise linked to fewer, milder colds
• Gene mutation may signal presence of adrenal tumors
• Glulisine provided better in-hospital glycemic control vs. regular insulin
• Increased fructose intake linked to higher blood pressure
• Inhaled corticosteroids linked to increases in diabetes incidence
• Medical expenditures substantial for diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hypoglycemia in youth
• Multidisciplinary team recommended for care after bariatric surgery
• New genes link onset of puberty, body fat in women
• Serum placental growth factor may lead to earlier diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
• SPIRIT IV: Everolimus-eluting stent outperforms paclitaxel-eluting stent
• Subclinical thyroid dysfunction associated with increased fracture risk in older men
• VITAL: Paricalcitol reduced renal, CV risks in patients with diabetic nephropathy