Several prior studies have noted that Roux-Y gastric bypass surgery often leaves patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, but new research from Switzerland indicates that different flavors of the procedure expose patients to greatly different risks.
Since the discovery that the relative length of the index and ring fingers may reflect fetal testosterone exposure, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to find correlations between digit ratios and medical outcomes, questionnaire answers, and a host of other things.
Caloric restriction among mammals whose body mass index is normal, defined as eating about 25% fewer calories than one would during ad libitum intake, increases life span in many species.
Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially fatal disorder usually associated with administration of certain general anesthetics and/or succinylcholine. Until 30 years ago, its etiology was unknown. Then, researchers found that people who carry an autosomal dominant calcium channel mutation are at elevated susceptibility.
A meta-analysis of studies on the effect of testosterone supplementation in older men found broad variations in reported increases in muscle mass and decreases in body fat.
A new analysis of trial data shows that patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency benefit about as much from pancrelipase delayed-release capsules (Creon) whether or not they have diabetes mellitus.
Sleep apnea and depression are both serious conditions patients deal with on a daily basis. A recent study looked at a possible connection between the two and how doctors can better treat these patients.
The evidence indicates resistant starches improve glucose metabolism beyond what would be expected from its reduced glycemic index.
A clinical trial with a choline-rich structured lipid found that daily intake can significantly reduce choline depletion in cystic fibrosis patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
Hyperkalemia can be fatal and there is a serious need to provide improved treatment options.
Cystic dilatation of the bile duct (usually called choledochal cyst)-is a rare condition that causes numerous complications, such as chronic pancreatitis, which is the most common cause of exocrine pancreatice insufficiency in adults.
Patients who are morbidly obese need a revised dosing protocol when getting vancomycin.
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) occurs in rare patients and its clinical presentation is considerably different than that seen in the usual hyperthyroid patient. Patients with this inherited condition produce inordinate levels of thyroid hormone because their negative feedback loop at the pituitary gland is metaphorically snipped. Concurrently, they have normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle reported that the use of avatars (digital representations of a coach, buddy, or teacher) improved user satisfaction in interactive, online weight management programs for obese teens.
New research into distal pancreatectomies indicates that women and overweight patients have an elevated risk of suffering endocrine function impairment that leads to glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.
New research on the link between diabetes and pancreatitis has shown a strong association between the severity of pancreatic dysfunction and subsequent risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.
New research concludes that the association between celiac disease and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is strong enough that physicians should check for EPI when celiac patients suffer malnutrition or gastric distress despite adherence to prescribed diets.
Dr. Unger helps us kick off the Meet the Board series. Over the coming months the series will introduce you to the Endocrinology Network board.
It may be cool to sip on a Coca-Cola that features your name right on the product, but a report that's been making the rounds details the metabolic roller coaster ride that drinking even a single can unleashes on the body.
At least 5 studies indicating that testosterone replacement therapy either has no effect on cardiovascular health -- or tends to improve it -- appeared during the 3-week period immediately after the US Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to mandate warnings about the potential cardiovascular risks of such treatment.
Researchers have long known that single men tend to have more testosterone than comparable men in long-term relationships, but what about men in new relationships? A new study finds that testosterone generally remains at "single-man" levels until couples have been dating for more than a year.
When women present clinically with acne, hirsutism, and androgenetic alopecia, the likelihood is that the causative hormone is androgen. Collectively, these symptoms signal cutaneous hyperandrogenism.
A recent study looked at the effect from injections of recombinant human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone to the painful and dysfunctional areas in patients with chronic lower back pain.
New research may help explain the connection between exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, gastric bypass surgery, and oxalate nephropathy in humans.
Data from two observational registries indicated that long-term testosterone replacement therapy in diabetic men was associated not only with better sexual function and weight loss, but also significant reductions in blood sugar.
