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Abatacept Approved for Sub-Q Injection
12.09.2011 A formulation of the rheumatoid arthritis drug abatacept (Orencia) that patients can self-inject subcutaneously has received FDA approval, its manufacturer said.... Read More

Duration of menopausal hot flushes and associated risk factors.
06.23.2011 Abstract Objective: To estimate the duration of moderate-to-severe menopausal hot flushes and identify potential risk factors for hot flush duration.... Read More

Endocrine Society Issues Practice Guideline on Vitamin D
07.12.2011 June 7, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The Endocrine Society today unveiled a Clinical Practice Guideline on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency, with an emphasis on the care of patients who are at risk for vitamin D deficiency. Abstract.... Read More

AIP Mutation in Pituitary Adenomas in the 18th Century and Today
01.19.2011 Four contemporary Northern Irish families who presented with gigantism, acromegaly, or prolactinoma have the same mutation and haplotype associated with the mutated gene.... Read More

Sex Still Important to Older Men
12.10.2010 Interest and involvement in sex remain strong among many men as they age -- even into their 90s, an Australian cohort study found.... Read More

Touch Briefings’ Clinical Websites: Media Portfolio
06.15.2011 Touch Briefings’ Clinical Websites: Media Portfolio... Read More

Touch Endocrinology – www.touchendocrinology.com
03.15.2011 Touch Endocrinology – www.touchendocrinology.com... Read More

Electronic Medical Records: Costly, But May Save Lives (CME/CE)
05.17.2010 Two new studies of electronic medical records (EMRs) have come to different conclusions... Read More

PAS: Parents Often Err in Treating Their Children (CME/CE)
05.17.2010 When parents administer complicated drug regimens to children with chronic diseases, errors are common ... Read More

Abstract: Aromatase Inhibitors to Augment Height: Continued Caution and Study Required
04.08.2010 ... Read More

Summary: Endocrine abnormalities in anorexia nervosa
02.25.2011 Anorexia nervosa (AN), a disease characterized by self-induced starvation and pathologic fear of weight gain, affects 0.3% of the female population worldwide.... Read More

ABSTRACT: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
04.08.2010 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.... Read More

Metabolic Screening Uncommon in Kids on Antipsychotics (CME/CE)
05.13.2010 Most children on antipsychotic medication do not get recommended metabolic tests even though they have an increased risk of glucose and lipid abnormalities... Read More

FDA Suspends Rotarix vaccine
05.12.2010 The FDA is temporarily suspending use of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine due to viral contamination of the vaccine. ... Read More

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Protects Against Polyps (CME/CE)
05.07.2010 An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid significantly reduced both the number and size of rectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis... Read More

Testosterone Gel Improves Diabetes in Hypogonadal Men (CME/CE)
05.06.2010 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... Read More

SSRI and Tamoxifen Increase Mortality Risk (CME/CE)
02.25.2011 Overlapping use of tamoxifen and the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) significantly increases the risk of breast cancer mortality... Read More

Few Surprises in Warning Signs for Infections in Kids (CME/CE)
05.07.2010 Cyanosis, rapid breathing, poor peripheral perfusion, and petechial rash are red flags for serious childhood infection... Read More

FDA To Require Boxed Warnings on Serious Mental Health Risks for Chantix and Zyban
05.07.2010 The FDA announced today that it will require manufacturers to place boxed warnings on the labels of varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban) regarding the risk of serious mental health events... Read More

Obesity Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk in Women
08.26.2009 June 23 -- Obese women had a 42% reduction in cancer risk following bariatric surgery, data from a Swedish study showed.... Read More

Later-Life Brain Lesions Found in Migraine-Prone Women
08.26.2009 June 23 -- Middle-aged women who suffered migraine headaches accompanied by sensory disturbances or difficulty speaking (aura) had higher incidence of brain lesions later in life, according to a study of Icelandic patients.... Read More

ENDO: Testosterone May Have Heart Benefits in Male Metabolic Syndrome
08.26.2009 6/17/2009 Older hypogonadal men with metabolic syndrome had substantial improvement in cardiovascular risk factors with testosterone replacement therapy, according to two studies reported here.... Read More

ENDO: Pituitary Workup Warranted after Head Trauma
08.26.2009 June 17 -- Moderate to severe brain trauma increases the risk of pituitary abnormalities that warrant investigation before they become symptomatic, according to investigators in an ongoing study.... Read More

Pregnancy Makes Thyroid Surgery Riskier
08.26.2009 May 18 - Pregnancy increases the risk of poor clinical outcomes and higher costs after surgery, according to a study of 31,000 women who had thyroid or parathyroid procedures.... Read More

FDA Investigates Heparin Link in Two Delaware Deaths
08.26.2009 May 12 - The FDA is investigating a possible link to heparin in the deaths of two Delaware residents who suffered cerebral hemorrhages following heparin treatment.... Read More

On-Demand CME Webcast: Menopause Management
02.10.2009 Multidisciplinary clinical experts help unravel the complexities of menopause management... Read More

Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of Nelson syndrome
04.06.2010 European Journal of Endocrinology 11/12/2008... Read More

Outcomes and quality of life assessment in patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas
04.06.2010 The endoscopic technique is increasingly being used for the resection of pituitary adenomas.... Read More

Abstract: Chronic hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury: Risk assessment and relationship to outcome.
01.30.2009 Chronic pituitary dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a sequela of traumatic brain injury.... Read More

Craniopharyngioma surgery
04.06.2010 Honegger J et al. - Ideal surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas remains a major challenge for neurosurgeons.... Read More

FDA Reports Nationwide Recall of Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes
01.29.2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is notifying health care professionals and patients that Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien) is recalling one lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes with permanently affixed hypodermic needles... Read More

Management Of Pituitary Adenomas
01.29.2009 This case-based webcast is based on a symposium convened at The 2008 Endocrine Society Meeting. Focus is on management of acromegaly, prolactinomas & Cushing’s disease... Read More

Cushing's disease one of hardest to diagnose
12.13.2008 Doctors rarely see condition and end up treating secondary disease instead of cause... Read More

Deterioration of diabetic retinopathy during growth hormone therapy in a pan-hypopituitary diabetic patient
12.13.2008 Bhake R et al. - Endogenous growth hormone (GH) is believed to play a role in the development of retinal new vessels that characterise proliferative retinopathy.... Read More

Thyroid Function After Unilateral Total Lobectomy
12.13.2008 Carlucci DD et al. - Postoperative hypothyroidism appeared in 32.8% of the cases in this series... Read More

Patients' Perception of Hospital Care in the United States
12.12.2008 Jha AK et al. - This portrait of patients' experiences in U.S. hospitals offers insights into areas that need improvement... Read More

High Court Hears Oral Arguments on FDA Labels v. State Tort Statutes
12.12.2008 WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on a case that will determine whether the FDA’s drug labels can trump state product liability laws.... Read More

Undescended testes: A consensus on management
12.12.2008 Ritzen M et al. - The unanimous conclusion of the group was that surgery is generally the preferred mode of treatment, rather than hCG or GnRH.... Read More

Hormone replacement therapy post Women's Health Initiative study: where do we stand
01.29.2009 Calleja-Agius J et al. - There is a definite decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy among menopausal women.... Read More

Retesting the childhood-onset GH deficient patient
01.30.2009 GH deficiency (GHD) in adults has to be shown by a single provocative test, provided that it is validated.... Read More

A single test procedure to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus
01.31.2009 Universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), detects more cases and improves maternal and offspring prognosis.... Read More

Clinical impact of two different intraoperative parathyroid hormone assays
12.13.2008 Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring predicts successful surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). ... Read More

FDA Review Finds Minimal Heart Risk with Osteoporosis Drugs
01.29.2009 ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA’s promised analysis of atrial fibrillation events associated with bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis has found that the risk is minimal.... Read More

Robert Costello – The Prophet of Pituitary Adenomas
12.13.2008 Robert Costello conducted a careful and systematic analysis of pituitary glands obtained at post mortem examination from patients who had no obvious symptoms of endocrine disorders.... Read More

Abstract: Medical therapy of pituitary adenomas: Effects on tumor shrinkage
01.29.2009 The efficacy of dopamine-agonists (DA) in patients with prolactinomas and that of somatostatin analogues (SSA) in those with GH- and TSH-secreting adenomas is well established... Read More

MDLinx: ENDOCRINOLOGY - LIPIDS 10/08
12.13.2008 MDLinx: ENDOCRINOLOGY - LIPIDS 10/08... Read More

MDLinx: NEURORADIOLOGY 10/08
12.13.2008 MDLinx: NEURORADIOLOGY 10/08... Read More

MDLinx: ENDOCRINOLOGY 10/08
12.12.2008 MDLinx: ENDOCRINOLOGY 10/08... Read More

MDLinx: NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 10/08
12.12.2008 MDLinx: NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 10/08... Read More

Management of Cushing’s Disease
01.30.2009 Management of Cushing’s Disease... Read More

Undetected Pituitary Tumors Cause Debilitating Disease
04.06.2010 Radiologic images, MRI studies and autopsy reports show that one in five people worldwide has a pituitary tumor.... Read More

Hormone Replacement Therapy for Pituitary Patients: One Physician’s Viewpoint
04.06.2010 Hypopituitarism, characterized by one or more partial or complete deficiencies of anterior pituitary hormones, is far more common than believed.... Read More

CME Spotlight: Management of Pituitary Adenomas
05.07.2010 Focus is on management of acromegaly, prolactinomas & Cushing’s disease... Read More

Psychological distress in patients with hyperprolactinaemia
01.30.2009 In addition to the physical symptoms of galactorrhoea and amenorrhoea, hyperprolactinaemia in women is also reported to be associated with psychological symptoms.... Read More

Pituitary apoplexy: correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and histopathological results.
04.06.2010 The aim of this study was to correlate the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in pituitary apoplexy with histopathological results and determine whether the histopathology influences clinical presentation and outcome.... Read More

The appearance of the adrenal glands on CT in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
04.02.2010 In patients with MEN1, adrenal limb hyperplasia and adrenal nodules are significantly more common than in the normal population... Read More

Pituitary Function and Tumors
04.06.2010 Control of Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion... Read More

Somatuline® Depot (lanreotide) indicated for the long-term treatment of acromegaly
11.18.2010 Somatuline® Depot (lanreotide) is indicated for the long-term treatment of acromegaly in patients who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or radiation, and for patients who cannot tolerate surgery or radiation.... Read More