Endocrinology
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Preventing weight gain after smoking cessation
About three-quarters of current cigarette smokers want to quit, 40% will attempt to quit annually, and 90% of self-initiated attempts will be...
Conference Coverage
Vitamin D supplementation recommended in all children, teens
Dr. Catherine Gordon recommends 600 IU of vitamin D daily for all healthy children and teens
Guidelines
New guidelines provide standardized hypoglycemia values for clinical evaluation
Three-tiered system will make it easier to compare treatments, therapies in clinical research.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Denosumab trumps risedronate in bone building for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
WASHINGTON - Denosumab built significantly more bone at the hip and lumbar spine than did risedronate when given for 1 year to patients with...
Conference Coverage
Distinguishing early puberty from pathology
Dr. Dennis Styne explains how to distinguish early puberty from pathology.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: ACR recommendations for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis unveiled
WASHINGTON – New American College of Rheumatology recommendations for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis prevention and treatment include...
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It’s not easy to identify clinical depression in menopause
Clinical depression isn’t a more severe extreme of milder depressive symptoms, but rather a distinct clinical entity, said Hadine Joffe, MD, and...
Conference Coverage
In HIV, omega-3s significantly reduced triglycerides, CRP
Two years of high-dose omega-3 supplementation significantly reduced triglycerides and C-reactive protein levels in people with HIV infection.
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Diabetes drugs with cardiovascular benefits broaden cardiology’s turf
Some cardiologists are acting like diabetologists now that they have antidiabetic drugs that can reduce CVD events in patients with type 2...
From the Journals
Injectable male contraceptive on par with other reversible options
An injectable male contraceptive combining long-acting testosterone and progestogen achieves near-complete yet reversible suppression of sperm...
From the Journals
Guideline: Supplemental, dietary calcium both heart safe
Both dietary and supplemental calcium should be considered safe for the cardiovascular system as long as total intake doesn’t exceed 2,000-2,500...