Endocrinology

At a healthcare forum hosted by Politics magazine, current and former members of Congress said they believed President Obama would sign some sort of a healthcare reform package, most likely later this year. “There would be too much political damage done if something doesn’t pass, so Congress will find a way,” said Congressman Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX).

Screening and treatment for diabetes-like conditions provoked by pregnancy resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other birthing problems conducted by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network.

Researchers have discovered a new way to use the role of signaling molecules to inhibit another complex that plays a key role in the ‘turning on’ of genes “that cause the stem cell precursors of osteoclasts to mature and start eating bone,” a discovery that may lead to the formation of new rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis drugs.

Using an experimental drug, Thomas Jefferson University researchers were able to prevent heterotopic ossification in animal models, giving hope that human treatments will follow for this disease affecting up to 70 percent of severely-wounded soldiers.

I say we should let those who are screaming against the health insurance reform bills because they're "Socialist" opt out - not just from the bills, but also from ALL of "Socialism."

I have not had a recent referred patient come to me on any older insulins. The big surprise? Many times I switch them back from Aspart, Levemir, and lantus.

A case report notes that several studies have linked preinfarction angina with a lower incidence of complications in hospitalized patients, particularly in older patients and in patients with diabetes.

Researchers have linked the MEIG1 protein to impaired spermiogenesis in male mice, identifies a new target for drug discovery for a reversible male method of contraception.

Doubts surrounding women's world 800-meter champion Caster Semenya's gender have opened up a very public debate over endocrine disorders and what makes a "real" man or woman.

Heme, the protein responsible for making blood red, also helps maintain proper metabolism in the body, making its regulation relevant to the treatment of several diseases including obesity and diabetes.

According to an article in the online news organization Huffington Post, physicians are increasingly bringing their views on healthcare reform into the examination room.

The Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 Gene controls the body's response to insulin already in the bloodstream.

Making the transition from outpatient to inpatient has been thankfully only a slightly “bumpy” road, but it is amazing looking back on how our approach to inpatient diabetes care and hyperglycemia on the whole has changed over the past 10 years.

The chronic nature of the disease does not correlate to education or motivation when it comes to proper nutrition. Upwards of 85 percent of Look AHEAD trial participants exceeded recommended daily intake allowances.

"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.

Macrophages taken from vitamin-D-deficient diabetics were more likely to become foam cells, one of the earliest markers of atherosclerosis.

The decreasing age of onset of hypertension in the general population paired with increasing life expectancy has resulted in an increased incidence of this disorder, which will likely culminate in higher rates of morbidity and mortality in the future.

A few months ago the FDA issued a formal statement about the issue of sharing insulin pens and cartridges. In short, they gave it a big NO all around.

Due to results that could mask significant hypoglycemia or prompt excessive insulin use, diabetics should never use GDH-PQQ glucose meters or test strips while using drug products or therapies that contain certain sugars other than glucose.

New research based on transplanting Islets of Langerhan cells onto the anterior chamber of the mouse eye may pave the way for new diabetes treatment.

Health officials overseeing the move for health care information technology (HIT) under government incentives are concerned that breaches of EHR systems are a serious possibility and that preventative measures need to be put in place.

This week President Obama made his case for the healthcare overhaul in a state close by (he was in NC) and I wish I could have made the trip to ask some questions. For the most part I am ALL for a major overhaul.

The story of how journal editors, the clinical research community, and Big Pharma managed to work together to protect the public health, ensure the continued advance of medical science, and safeguard vital intellectual property.

You may have seen advertisements, or may already have been contacted by people who’ve promised to help you figure it all out so you can get your share of the stimulus money. Be wary.

We have been publishing MDNG for a decade now, and healthcare technology has changed in so many ways in those years.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the Bristol-Myers/AstraZeneca once-daily drug Onglyza for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in adults.

Unexpected technology applications are transforming daily practice—everything from how you search for clinical information to how you share and store your data.

If existing case law and legislation is clear and well-developed, then an asset protection plan that falls within the pre-set boundaries should have favorable and predictable results.

Sermo.com CEO Daniel Palestrant recently proclaimed that the AMA no longer speaks for US physicians, and that now is the time to “turn to entities like Sermo where physicians are establishing a new voice to collectively discuss the future of our profession.”

Many states are seeing the HITECH money as an opportunity to aggressively promote health IT to improve healthcare through adoption of EHRs and health information exchanges.