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PNA Board Member Dr. Lewis Blevins Featured on Webcast
Internet radio interview with Dr. Lewis Blevins, the Medical Director at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, entitled “Pituitary Disorders: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.”
Dr. Kelly Interview w/ KABC-TV Ch. 7 about Pituitary Disorders
Researchers believe there may be millions of people with unexplained symptoms who are being misdiagnosed. Doctors say problems with the brain's pituitary gland are more common than most people think.
Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of Nelson syndrome
European Journal of Endocrinology 11/12/2008
Hormone replacement therapy post Women's Health Initiative study: where do we stand
Calleja-Agius J et al. - There is a definite decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy among menopausal women.
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ABSTRACT: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
4/8/2009 ... Consideration of GH re-testing should be performed in all adolescents reaching the transition period (if not at start of puberty) who had been previously diagnosed with idiopathic, isolated GH deficiency.
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FDA Suspends Rotarix vaccine
3/22/2010 ... The FDA is temporarily suspending use of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine due to viral contamination of the vaccine.
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Testosterone Gel Improves Diabetes in Hypogonadal Men (CME/CE)
3/17/2010 ... Topical testosterone replacement reduced insulin resistance and glycated hemoglobin in men who were deficient in the hormone and at risk for, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
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Pituitary insufficiency after traumatic brain injury - Clinical Study
2/2/2009 ... Wachter D et al. - Neuropsychological complaints were present in 67% of the patients and were associated with intracerebral hemorrhagic lesions and not PI.
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Lipid lowering in diabetes mellitus
11/7/2008 ... Betteridge DJ et al. – This review article reports that benefits of statin therapy in diabetes are confirmed and extended
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Treatment Articles

ABSTRACT: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
4/8/2009 ... Consideration of GH re-testing should be performed in all adolescents reaching the transition period (if not at start of puberty) who had been previously diagnosed with idiopathic, isolated GH deficiency.
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Hormone Replacement Route Affects GH Dosing
3/18/2010 ... Growth hormone requirements in women who also need estrogen replacement may be lower if estrogen is applied transdermally
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HRT Linked to Asthma Risk (CME/CE)
2/8/2010 ... Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increased risk of asthma in postmenopausal women
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On-Demand CME Webcast: Menopause Management
2/10/2009 ... Multidisciplinary clinical experts help unravel the complexities of menopause management
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Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of Nelson syndrome
11/12/2008 ... European Journal of Endocrinology 11/12/2008
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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health; Women's Guide to Staying Healthy
New 67 page online booklet to help women of all ages understand their health needs better.
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Urinary Marker Predicts Complications in Type 1 Diabetes
Aug 07 - Increased urinary excretion of the protein IgM in patients with type 1 diabetes was associated with an elevated risk for cardiovascular mortality and end-stage renal disease and may represent a prognostic marker for these complications
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Jennifer S. - My Story, a Patient Perspective
From 1992 until 2000, I had to beg for MRIs or testing as I was told that any problem I had, if any, was thyroid, PCOS, endometriosis or that I had no issue at all - but it was certainly not pituitary.
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Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
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Low Birth Weight Linked to Adult Respiratory Illness
July 10 -- Underweight newborns are at increased risk of serious respiratory illness as young adults and may account for tens of thousands of hospitalizations at a cost of more than $200 million annually, researchers found.
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