Thursday, February 21st, 2008
A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins by an international team led by Universite Laval professor of psychology Michel Boivin reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on the context in which a child grows up. This is the first time such an effect ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A Clinical Picture described in the February 16, 2008 issue of The Lancet underlines the perils of using skin lightening creams sold on the black market. Dr. Tricia Tan and Dr. Tony Goldstone of the Endrocrine Unit in the Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith
Hospital, London, ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Diabetes is often characterized by a failure of insulin production by pancreatic Beta-cells to properly regulate glucose homeostasis. Insulin resistance can lead to ?-cell failure, and our studies have focused on elucidating the mechanisms involved in this postnatal failure.
This week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, Katsuya Tanabe, James Woodgett, ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
In patients with advanced acute pancreatitis, probiotics are associated with increased mortality and do not actually reduce the risk of additional infection, according to an article published on February 14, 2008 in The Lancet.
Infectious complications and the associated increased risk of mortality are prime concerns when caring for patients with ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
UroToday.com - Dr. Oh reviewed the past and present of secondary hormonal therapies. He showed patient cases of sequential secondary therapies with outcomes supporting the heterogeneity of CaP. Some patients metastasize then develop castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) while others have CRPC when metastases occur, perhaps due to the increased ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
UroToday.com - Dr. Freedland discussed the metabolic syndrome that is a combination of medical disorders that increases one's risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is defined by 3 of 5 criteria; waist circumference >102cm, high triglycerides or HDL, glucose intolerance or high BP. The metabolic syndrome increases the CV risk ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
UroToday.com - Dr. Freedland discussed the metabolic syndrome that is a combination of medical disorders that increases one's risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is defined by 3 of 5 criteria; waist circumference >102cm, high triglycerides or HDL, glucose intolerance or high BP. The metabolic syndrome increases the CV risk ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Experts from The Endocrine Society are available to speak with journalists about the health issues surrounding diabetes care and the management of glucose levels. Experts can also explain the significance of the recent review of available data from the ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) Trial, sponsored by ...
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