Endocrinology

Due to allergy concerns and changing dietary habits, children (particularly adolescents) are consuming fewer nuts. Some researchers are concerned that the lack of this key food could contribute to other health issues later in life.

Using a variety of tests, researchers were able to find a link between the exposure to phthalates and flame retardants and autism in children.

There are many possible approaches to helping overweight and obese patients. A recent study suggests one possible approach in this work could be mindfulness-based stress reduction.

There are many ways to approach the problem of obesity. One new option is group therapy, bringing together many facets of treatment.

Testosterone is not significantly associated with bone mineral density or fracture risk. Estrone, however, may have a role in bone health and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women.

Study results show teriparatide therapy results in changes to bone microarchitecture that, although not associated with decreased estimated bone strength, have an unknown effect on fracture risk.

Long-term denosumab therapy was associated with better outcomes compared to calcium and vitamin D supplementation alone in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

One of the major concerns of people considering quitting smoking is whether they will gain weight. A new study has shown that may not need to be a concern and that the overall benefits to their health can outweigh the risks.

For many years expectant mothers have been told to avoid smoking. A new study reinforces those lessons and also shows the potential complications of secondhand smoke.

There are many factors that go into determining a child's IQ but a recent study determined that the health of a mother's thyroid could play at least a small part in that overall process.

Research recently published in JAMA suggested physicians working to control older diabetics' glycemic levels were actually over treating them.

As more diabetes drugs hit the market there are natural safety questions that come with these prescriptions. In recent years the US Food and Drug Administration has worked to increase the steps taken to ensure the safety of these drugs.

Bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the long-term risk of diabetes-associated vascular disease in obese patients. According to study results presented at ENDO 2015, bariatric surgery reduced the risk of developing macrovascular events by 20% and reduced the risk of microvascular events by 50%.

Analysis indicates that current measures may underestimate predicted adult height in obese girls, and overestimate predicted adult height in obese boys.

In overweight and obese individuals without diabetes, liraglutide 3.0 mg as an adjunct to diet and exercise was associated with greater reductions in fasting and postprandial glucose compared with diet and exercise alone.

Study results show that patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery experienced greater and more rapid weight loss at 12- and 24 months post-surgery compared to patients who received the sleeve gastrectomy procedure. GB patients also experienced a larger decrease in hemoglobin within the first two months post-surgery and a sustained decrease in creatinine.

For mothers expecting a girl, research suggested consuming large quantities of folic acid (FA) increases the risk of obesity and diabetes in their child.

Lowering the blood pressure (BP) of patients with type 2 diabetes was found to improve mortality results and lowered the probability of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart disease events.

A veteran in the field of medicine gets a bird's eye view of life from the patient's perspective

Deaths and infections traced to duodenoscopes contaminated with carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae infections are on the rise. The ECRI Institute, a nonprofit research and testing lab, today put out a "high priority hazard report" on procedures for cleaning the devices. It isn't easy.

Manufacturers of prescription testosterone products must change their drug labels to include a warning about increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. The labeling change, announced today by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) addresses the use of testosterone by men whose decreased level of the hormone is due to aging.

Researchers from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco analyzed the impact of virtual consultations on the spectrum and volume of endocrine consults. They measured access to endocrine care and downstream health care utilization. Their results indicate that virtual consultation offers many advantages for endocrinologists.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease in which the body destroys all or part of its own roughly 1 billion β cells and cannot regenerate these critical endocrine components. Researchers have turned their attention to immunotherapies for treatment, postulating that targeting the immune system might restore β-cell function. It appears that combination therapies may be needed since clinical trial results have not met expectations based on animal studies.

Multicenter phase II study will also evaluate pharmacokinetics of omega-3 carboxylic acids and omega-3-acid ethyl esters administered to patients with varying degrees of EPI.

Study results show that treatment with atorvastatin lowers LDL-cholesterol levels and reduces the volume of noncalcified and high-risk plaques in HIV-infected patients with subclinical atherosclerosis.

Sanofi's Toujeo (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection, 300 U/mL) is a once-daily, long-acting basal insulin product designed to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 and/or type 2 diabetes.

Among the approximately 382 million people who have type 2 diabetes (T2DM) worldwide, approximately 20% live in South-East Asia and 65.1 million live in India. Asian populations are racially, demographically, culturally and socioeconomically heterogeneous. Researchers have identified unique trends in Asians diagnosed with T2DM.

The most common causes of lipodystrophy are insulin injection, antiretroviral drugs, and hereditary disorders. Some patients with insulin-related lipodystrophy also develop metabolic dysfunction, including insulin resistance, elevated free fatty acids level, abnormal adipocytokine secretion, and ectopic fat deposition.

New research suggests that low testosterone levels in older men are less likely to lead to cardiovascular disease than a sign of underlying problems that are the real cause.

A team from MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that testosterone increases the number of proteins that transport serotonin into the brain.