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Prolactin, the pituitary, and pregnancy: Where’s the balance?
“The critical thing ... is to try to lower the prolactin.”
Conference Coverage
Metabolic syndrome scoring system predicts CVD in type 2 diabetes
Higher z scores meant higher risk of incident heart disease.
Conference Coverage
MI before age 50? Think familial hypercholesterolemia, substance abuse
More than one-third of patients with an MI before age 50 and an LDL cholesterol of at least 160 mg/dL meet criteria for FH.
Conference Coverage
Sucralose sparks appetite in obese, not lean, individuals
Brain regions implicated in appetite were activated after sucralose consumption.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Lupus is quietly killing young women
And does substance abuse trigger schizophrenia?
Feature
What’s in a name? Get ready for the feds’ Promoting Interoperability program
Will a name change soothe clinicians’ dislike of federal IT programs? You decide.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Which nonopioids are ripe for abuse?
And bum kidneys shouldn’t stop dabigatran reversal.
From the Journals
Hormone therapy raises diabetes risk in breast cancer survivors
Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors were associated with increased risk for diabetes in a case-cohort study in Israel.
From the Journals
Speakers at FDA advisory meetings have hidden conflicts
Nearly a quarter of public speakers at Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC), meetings had conflicts of interest,...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Physician burnout needs more than yoga
And triple-agent therapy cuts COPD exacerbations.
Opinion
Hints of altered microRNA expression in women exposed to EDCs
In this month’s Master Class, Dr. Shelley Ehrlich reports on her research into the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.