Aldosterone Suppression Tests During Menstrual Cycle Phases
What is the optimal timing within the menstrual cycle to perform aldosterone suppression testing?......[Read More]
Predicting Masked Renal Insufficiency in Aldosteronism
Can a score determine those at risk for CKD after adrenalectomy?......[Read More]
Treatment of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroendocrine tumor treatment now includes hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted biologic therapy.......[Read More]
Paget's Disease of Bone
Paget's disease is an unusual disorder, for although we now have safe and highly effective treatment, there are many aspects of its pathogenesis and natural history that we do not yet understand.......[Read More]
AACE and ACE Position Statement on Testosterone and CV Risk
The AACE and ACE issue a joint position statement regarding the connection between testosterone replacement therapy and cardiovascular risk in hypogonadal men.......[Read More]
Toward Integrated & Sustainable Prevention Against Diabetes
Will this program help prevent diabetes in a resource-poor setting?......[Read More]
Quality of Life and Psychological Morbidity in Women with PCOS
Clinicians who treat women with PCOS should be mindful of the psychological as well as the physical consequences of the condition.......[Read More]
Impulse Control & Dopamine Agonist-Treated Prolactinomas
Are patients receiving dopamine agonists for prolactinomas at risk for compulsive shopping and pathologic gambling?......[Read More]
Estrogen Action and Prostate Cancer
Estrogen is now implicated as a potential agent in the development and progression of prostate cancer.......[Read More]
Saxagliptin Plus Metformin for Inadequately Controlled T2DM
Does the combination of metformin with a DPP-4 inhibitor increase risk of hypoglycemia?......[Read More]
Need and Disparities in Management of Patients With Diabetes
Are guidelines being followed for management of diabetes?......[Read More]
Normocalcaemic Hypoparathyroidism and Bone Status in Women
How common is this condition in postmenopausal women, and how does it impact bone status in these patients? Data from the OPUS study provides some insight.......[Read More]
High Leptin Levels in Women Developing Postpartum Thyroiditis
Does leptin have a role in the pathogenesis of postpartum thyroid disease?......[Read More]
Thyroid Nodules Discovered by Sonogram at a Health Fair
Follow the case of a 46-year-old man who had nonpalpable bilateral thyroid nodules detected at a health fair.......[Read More]
82nd Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society
This fascinating case report by Huang and colleagues, from Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, which was initially presented in abstract form at this conference, but was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, describes a case of primary hypothyroidism resulting .........[Read More]
First World Congress on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Call it Syndrome X, the metabolic syndrome, or the insulin resistance syndrome; this constellation of metabolic abnormalities is making news.......[Read More]
Long-term Experience of Pegvisomant Therapy as a Treatment for Acromegaly
Pegvisomant was found to be effective, safe, and well-tolerated over the long-term in this analysis of 57 patients acromegaly.......[Read More]
Comparing ACE Inhibitors and ARBs in Diabetic Nephropathy
Is one drug class better than the other in diabetic nephropathy?......[Read More]
Once Weekly Growth Hormone in Patients With GH Deficiency
Does once-monthly growth hormone replacement work as well as once-daily?......[Read More]
Glucocorticoid Therapy and Patient-Perceived Health Outcomes
Do patients worry about long-term glucocorticoid use?......[Read More]