Endocrinology
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Q&A: Identifying gaps in the treatment of endometriosis
Stacey A. Missmer, Sc.D., the scientific director of the Boston Center for Endometriosis, is looking to advance understanding of the condition...
Letters from Maine
The hunger game
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses picky eaters and whether the power of hunger can be used to safely manage selective eating in children with...
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Consensus statement stresses ‘meaningful’ glucose monitoring
Blood glucose monitoring needs to be meaningful, and the best way to achieve that is individualize it, so that changes in control emerge.
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Pediatric BMI increases linked to rises in blood pressure, hypertension risk
Children’s and adolescents’ risk of blood pressure increases and hypertension rose as their body mass index increased, even over a short period of...
Conference Coverage
Treating maternal subclinical hypothyroidism doesn’t improve childhood IQ
Key clinical point: Levothyroxine for women with subclinical hypothyroidism didn’t boost childhood cognition. Major finding: Child IQ at 5 years...
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Rapid growth, childhood obesity tied to fish and pregnancy
Greater risk of rapid growth in infancy and childhood obesity appeared to be tied to an increased maternal consumption of fish while pregnant.
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Childhood metabolic syndrome severity declined relative to HDL, triglyceride changes
The severity of childhood metabolic syndrome declined in a study of U.S. adolescents relative to increases in HDL levels and decreases in fasting...
Pearce-Ings
The Starbucks generation
Dr. Francine Pearce discusses the downside of coffee and other caffeine consumption by teens.
News
Antipsychotics may double to triple diabetes risk in youth
Key clinical point: Antipsychotics, particularly olanzapine, greatly increased the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young people. Major finding...
News
Endocrine Society issues first-ever guidelines for primary adrenal insufficiency
Guidelines
How new dietary guidelines affect health care providers
While the new dietary guidelines, released jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department Agriculture, are geared...