Endocrine Today Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• US endocrinologist shortage affects access to care, physician satisfaction
• AAN issues new guidelines for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy
• Additional autoimmune disease found in one-third of patients with type 1 diabetes
• AHA releases statement on bariatric surgery, CV risk factors
• Breast-feeding linked to lower risk for obesity among infants exposed to diabetes during pregnancy
• Certain factors may prevent complications in diabetes veterans
• Gaps exist in prevention-oriented, population-oriented research among endocrinologists
• Metabolic syndrome less prevalent in vegetarians
• NIH research plan seeks to curb obesity epidemic
• Study: Advances in kidney disease care not benefiting diabetes patients
• Weight-loss surgery appears successful for overweight adolescents
• Widespread use of online personal health records inhibited by ‘digital divide’
• The finger-stick blues Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA; Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD
• Opportunity of influence: Starting a conversation about weight Mary M. Austin
• Americans with Disabilities Act removes barriers for wide range of patients Anne Tamar-Mattis, JD
• Case of an asymptomatic pituitary mass Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Extra calcium, vitamin D failed to enhance skeletal effects of exercise in older men
• Food insecurity from recession increases risk for those with diabetes in low-income, rural areas
• Hormone therapy reduced risk for breast cancer after hysterectomy
• Hypothyroidism only partially responsible for decreased quality of life in Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Metabolic syndrome linked to menstrual, hormonal, insulin irregularities in adolescence
• Once-weekly, investigational GH replacement safe, effective
• Osteoporosis drug linked to reduction in colorectal cancer risk
• Patterns in menopausal HT use changing
• Survey: Physicians recommend different treatments than they choose for themselves
• AACE releases new guidelines for diabetes management
• Abnormal glucose tolerance linked with endothelial dysfunction in setting of CAD
• Antenatal thyroid function, postpartum mood disorders linked
• Aspirin use in patients with diabetes requires careful consideration
• Combination ezetimibe, simvastatin plus niacin may benefit patients with hyperlipidemia
• Diabetes Disaster Plan aims to help patients prepare for emergencies
• Individualization may aid endocrinologists’ approach to nutritional therapy
• Large-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid not more painful than fine-needle aspiration
• Meta-analysis: Lipid-lowering therapy may be most beneficial when started early
• Meta-analysis: Superior glucose control achieved with liraglutide vs. other therapies
• Metreleptin controlled diabetes, lipids in patients with lipodystrophy
• NAGOYA HEART: ARB, calcium channel blockers equally effective in patients with diabetes, hypertension
• Octreotide hydrogel implant safe, effective in acromegaly
• Omentectomy added to gastric bypass conveyed additional metabolic benefit
• OSCAR: Olmesartan improves outcomes in patients with diabetes
• Osteoporosis management remains a challenge for endocrinologists
• Patients may benefit from lower recommended BMI targets
• Survey reveals low hypoglycemia awareness among patients with diabetes
• Target BP levels for patients with diabetes, high-risk hypertension remain debatable