Endocrinology

Although preoperative fasting is intended to address stomach acid and prevent the aspiration of gastric contents, some experts believe it is based more on tradition than necessity.

Once an investment in liposuction has been made, it must be protected in order to reap its benefits for as long as possible.

As any pulmonary disease can mimic sarcoidosis, its diagnosis must be supported by all clinical methods involving follow-up radiographs and biopsy.

A review of the cardiovascular safety and potential benefits of incretin-based therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

What are the long-term effects of overall diet quality among myocardial infarction survivors?

Five presentations from the World Diabetes Congress are highlighted, covering studies of long-acting Lantus insulin, affordability of care, DPP-4 inhibitors and heart failure in diabetes, brown versus white rice to reduce obesity and diabetes, and the converging pandemics of diabetes and tuberculosis.

Though bariatric surgery offers obese patients the opportunity to take off and keep off excess weight, those who experience rapid weight loss after surgery have a greater risk of developing gallstones.

Until recently, it was unclear whether high-protein diets accelerate renal disease in susceptible individuals - including the roughly half of all diabetics who experience complete renal failure as a result of elevated glucose levels overworking the kidneys.

A review assembled by investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital specifically focuses on endocrine and metabolic complications in childhood cancer survivors.

Though dialysis patients have a greater risk for thyroid disorders due to uremic toxins, protein malnutrition, and inflammation, the prevalence of those disorders and their impact on cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality have not been investigated.

As the prevalence of overweight and obese patients continues to surge, an efficacious pharmacological treatment for obesity is desperately needed in everyday clinical practice.

A new study estimates the costs of treating atrial fibrillation as well as the comparative costs of treating it with warfarin and newer oral anticoagulants.

Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a distressing and overwhelming affliction that eludes diagnosis, and as time marches on, it is less likely to be remediable.

Researchers estimate 43% of the roughly 3.1 million kidney stone episodes among US diabetics are related to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), while another 680,000 cases may result from poor glycemic control.

Peer wellness coaches benefit from diabetes self-management support (DSMS) just as much as the patients they coach.

Medical advances related to the diagnosis and management of cystic fibrosis (CF) have allowed CF patients to live considerably longer. But with that greater life expectancy, new complications have emerged.

While insulin pumps immensely improve glycemic control, most type 1 diabetes patients who use them experience problems from time to time, and those mistakes or malfunctions can threaten their health.

While some patients diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) undergo a condition metamorphism to Graves' disease (GD), the cause of the autoimmune syndrome switch is unknown.

Although only one in 10 Americans with eating disorders pursue care, US endocrinologists see many patients who suffer the long-term consequences of the conditions.

Physician offers insights on the role of testosterone supplementation in men with diabetes, and notes how clinical and managed care perspectives are integrated in practice.

In 2012, only one-fourth of children aged 12 to 15 years old engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least one hour daily, with boys being slightly more engaged than girls.

An absence of symptoms does not indicate benign behavior in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), as nearly one-third of patients with incidental tumors present with advanced disease.

A recent study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association discovered an association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women between the ages of 65 and 79 years old.

Although testosterone supplementation has increased among older men in the past decade, study results show that many of these patients may not meet clinical guidelines for treatment.

While numerous patients require psychiatric interventions before and immediately after surgery, a new report addresses a different psychological process that can occur months or even years later: major quality-of-life (QOL) perception changes related to dramatic weight loss.

Revisit the articles from each medical specialty that attracted the most eyeballs in 2013.

The European Association for the Study of the Liver published their updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of the hepatitis C virus, which includes updates regarding people who inject recreational drugs.

Examining evidence on vitamin D deficiency in elderly and young populations expands the hormone's clinical knowledge base.

Regulating testosterone (T) levels in men with hypogonadism for up to 5 years results in sustained reductions in body weight and waist circumference.

Researchers at Tufts University have published a timely review of the cranberry's phytochemical composition with emphasis on urinary and cardiovascular heath.