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PAS: Getting a grip on glucokinase MODY

Posted on: 08/05/2015 - 21:37

SAN DIEGO – The two main things to understand about maturity-onset diabetes of the young due to mutations in the glucokinase gene are that this form... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Overactive androgens probably don’t cause women’s severe acne

Posted on: 28/04/2015 - 18:32

Women with isolated postadolescent severe acne do not have increased levels of adrenal androgens, either basally or in response to corticotropin stimu... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Overactive androgens probably don’t cause women’s severe acne

Posted on: 28/04/2015 - 18:32

Women with isolated postadolescent severe acne do not have increased levels of adrenal androgens, either basally or in response to corticotropin stimu... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AACR: Metformin survival benefit shaky in pancreatic cancer

Posted on: 22/04/2015 - 18:31

A detailed survival analysis questions the rationale behind use of the diabetes drug metformin to improve pancreatic cancer survival. Several epidemi... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Overall physical health strongly predicts arthritis pain

Posted on: 26/03/2015 - 19:45

Physical health, previous joint pain, and the presence of diabetes can strongly predict whether a patient with arthritis will experience pain, say res... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Long-term endocrine effects common after reduced-intensity chemotherapy in children

Posted on: 26/03/2015 - 17:36

SAN DIEGO – Remain vigilant for endocrine side effects after reduced-intensity conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplants in children. T... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Microbiome may drive the course of diabetes, obesity

Posted on: 19/03/2015 - 20:14

Humans can host up to 6 pounds of microbes in our gut alone. We comprise about 10 trillion human cells – they comprise 100 trillion bacterial cells.... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Use of nonregulated menopausal hormone treatment on the rise

Posted on: 07/03/2015 - 16:33

SAN DIEGO – An estimated 26-33 million prescriptions for compounded, non–FDA-approved menopausal hormone therapy are filled in the United States e... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Seven years of hot flashes common during, after menopause

Posted on: 16/02/2015 - 16:00

For many women, vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, last for more years and persist longer past the final menstrual period tha... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Lower diabetes risk seen in lupus patients using hydroxychloroquine

Posted on: 20/01/2015 - 17:47

The risk for developing diabetes mellitus among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus declined significantly with increasing use of hydroxychloro... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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