Serum vitamin D levels, atopy not significantly linked
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Serum vitamin D level was not significantly associated with atopic dermatitis or disease severity in a single-center study of more than 600 children and adolescents.
However, “we... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Testosterone might counteract chemotherapy heart damage
SEATTLE – Adjunct testosterone improved short-term cardiac function in head, neck, and cervical cancer patients undergoing standard treatment in a small <a... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
VIDEO: Telecardiology improves chronic care management, reduces cost
MINNEAPOLIS – The use of telecardiology can vastly improve outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, and lower health care costs, explained Michael Shen, MD, a cardiologist and chief medical officer at... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Oocyte donation may up risk of preterm birth
HELSINKI – The risk of preterm birth and low birth weight is higher following oocyte donation for in vitro fertilization, compared with autologous IVF, according to a review of more than 100,000... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Two incretin-based drugs linked to increased bile duct disease but not pancreatitis
At least two incretin-based drugs – glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors – do not appear to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes but... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 1, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Links found between NAFLD, type 2 diabetes, and NASH in children
Nearly one in three children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have abnormal glucose metabolism, and this co-morbidity is also associated with a greater risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis,... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - August 1, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Zoledronic acid protects against bone density loss caused by antiretrovirals
Administering 5 mg of zoledronic acid at the start of antiretroviral therapy to HIV-infected patients who have never previously undergone ART can significantly decrease the risk of bone density loss.... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 30, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide approved for type 2 diabetes
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the once-daily injectable lixisenatide, a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, as an adjunct to diet and exercise for improved glycemic... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
Question: In July 2002, a patient in California underwent surgery for a herniated T8-9 disk, but the surgeon instead removed the T6-7 and T7-8 disks. On Sept. 11, 2002, the surgeon discussed... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Triptorelin doesn’t prevent ovarian failure in young women treated for lymphoma
Protective treatment with the GnRH agonist triptorelin failed to prevent chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure in young women with lymphoma, according to a report published in the Journal of... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 28, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Different approaches can combat negative online reviews
Like most physicians, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith was used to receiving the occasional negative online review about her practice. But a biting post from several years ago was so wrenching that it nearly... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 27, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile hemangioma, a benign vascular neoplasm whose incidence has... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 26, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Study shows faster increase in obesity prevalence among cancer survivors
From 1997 to 2014, cancer survivors had a significantly faster increase in obesity prevalence compared with adults without a history of cancer, investigators found.
Furthermore, the elevated annual... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
The drive to cut readmissions after bariatric surgery continues with DROP project
SAN DIEGO – John Morton, MD, started his bariatric surgery career about the same time that demand for gastric bypass and other bariatric procedures began to skyrocket. But a troubling trend... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Psoriatic arthritis patients face more endocrine comorbidities
MIAMI – Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and osteoporosis occur more frequently in people with psoriatic arthritis than in controls, a large cohort study reveals. Prevalence of... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - July 23, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
