Endocrinology

The discovery could lead to new treatment options for this infection of the lungs, brain, and sinuses.

The pros and cons of using the hemoglobin A1C test to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes was the subject of a lively debate at the AACE Meeting.

In a preliminary study, Attiva, increased the post-meal feeling of satiety and reduced hunger between meals.

New research released today at the AACE Meeting indicates another reason to avoid fast food; it may also be lacking in appropriate amounts of iodine.

I thought I lost a patient a few weeks ago. No, he didn't die, but after his office visit, I had the distinct impression that he might not come back. My job is to take care of my patients' health. But sometimes I'm just the messenger.

By inactivating the immune system's natural killer T cells, which migrate to wound sites and impede the healing process, researchers were able to accelerate wound closure.

People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations than those without diabetes, but researchers don't know why.

The boom of social networking should make it easier for physicians and patients to communicate with one another. But reimbursement, liability, and privacy concerns are getting in the way. How can these obstacles be overcome? Read on.

According to this study's authors, physicians do not always check for sarcoidosis after Cushing's, and suggest that checking for the illness may be necessary, because it can missed.

This clinical trial will evaluate the presence of recurrent or persistent Cushing's in patients who have undergone primary treatment for the condition.

This video from the Stanford Pituitary Center includes a discussion of Cushing's Syndrome as part of a larger presentation on the pituitary gland.

In addition to describing the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome, this site also provides a general treatment plan and what physicians can do for specific problems associated with Cushing's syndrome, such as pituitary adenomas and adrenal tumors.

Recent study results indicate that when an individual has more energy available, they tend to be more future-oriented, and therefore will engage in better decision making.

Once-daily human GLP-1 analog indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

There's a concept in healthcare insurance where all risks in a community of interest, a market, are pooled - community rating; and then there's experience rating where the healthy are advantaged in more ways then one and the sick are marginalized, paying disproportionately more into the pool just to have a seat at the table.

High costs, unreliable vendors, lengthy installation and transition processes, disruptions to workflow, reduced productivity--it's no wonder that so few practices have adopted full-featured EHRs.

Fibrocytes are present at a higher than normal frequency in patients with Graves' disease and often result in excessive scarring.

In the current Revisions to the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, the section on Diagnosis of Diabetes has been revised to include the use of A1C to diagnose diabetes, with a cut-point of 6.5 percent or greater.

South Dakota State University has demonstrated that a culturally based nutrition intervention can promote small, but beneficial, changes in weight among Native Americans.

Researchers at UT Southwestern and 14 other centers worldwide found that injections of the drug used to treat autoimmune disorders slowed beta cell destruction in the pancreas of those newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for at least a year.

On-demand aerosol spray increased ejaculatory latency and improved patient and partner reported outcomes of sexual satisfaction over three months.

Researchers are finding that interactive game systems like Nintendo's Wii are especially helpful for people with chronic health conditions. Playing the games increases physical activity and can even improve the ability to care for oneself.

Long-term exposure to cell phone electromagnetic fields could weaken bones, potentially affecting the outcomes of surgical procedures using bone grafts.

"The Vine that Ate the South" may one day be known as "The Vine that Fought the Metabolic Syndrome," according to University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers.