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Osteoporosis
Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Medications: Can They Help Prevent Fractures?
New Study Looks at Antiresorptive Agents in Patients with Increased Fracture Risk
Researchers investigated the effectiveness of potent antiresorptive medications that are currently available to prevent fractures. Discover what they learned in this osteoporosis study.
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Other Endocrine Disorders
Development of Growth Hormone Deficiency after Definitive Treatment for Acromegaly
How Does GHD Effect Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers?
Body composition and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk are affected by both growth hormone excess and growth hormone deficiency (GHD). While that is a known fact, it’s unknown how developing growth hormone deficiency after being treated for acromegaly affects body composition and cardiovascular risks. A study published in 2012 examined this.
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Thyroid Disorders
Is There a Link Between Thyroid Cancer and Hyperthyroidism?
Senior author Ralf Paschke, MD, PhD, told EndocrineWeb that clinicians treating patients with hyperthyroidism should “be aware of the outlined malignancy risk” in this paper.
Researchers examined the association between thyroid cancer and hyperthyroidism. Find out what researchers learned about this relationship in this thyroid-focused study.
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Type 2 Diabetes
Work-related Stress and Type 2 Diabetes: Is There a Link?
In a study, researchers looked at whether work-related psychosocial stress is linked to the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Osteoporosis
Optimal Screening Strategies for Treatment of Osteoporosis and Fractures
Study Looks at Residents Living in Long-term Care Facilities
Researchers looked at the screening strategies for treatment of osteoporosis and fractures in residents living in assisted living or skilled care facilities.
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Osteoporosis
Homocysteine, Vitamin B12, and Folate: Do They Affect Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Risk?
Researchers looked at the affect of homocysteine, vitamin B12, and folate on the prevalence of asymptomatic osteoporotic vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women.
Hypothyroidism On Background of Medicaments Composition - Pills, Injections and
Thyroid Disorders
Study Looks at Link Between Anemia and Hypothyroidism
Anemia is sometimes the first sign of hypothyroidism. In a thyroid study, researchers looked at the characteristics of anemia in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and overt hypothyroidism.
Elderly woman pouring pills into her hand from a bottle
Osteoporosis
Study Looks at Supplement to Help Prevent Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
Researchers looked at the impact certain supplements have on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Can these supplements help prevent osteoporosis and reduce fracture risk?
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Type 1 Diabetes
Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Body Composition Changes in the First Year after Diagnosis
Researchers Look at Cardiovascular Risk and Glycemic Control
In a study, researchers looked at the body composition changes in children in the first year after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes; and they related this to cardiovascular risk markers.
Anemia defined with a blood vial
Osteoporosis
Anemia and Osteoporosis: Is There a Connection?
Study Examines Bone Mineral Density and Anemia in Postmenopausal Women
Researchers examined the relationship between anemia and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in Turkey. Discover whether they learned if there is an association between anemia and osteoporosis.
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Type 2 Diabetes
Fat Intake Before Pregnancy and Its Effect on Gestational Diabetes
Take a look at how the level of dietary fat intake before pregnancy related to the risk of developing gestational diabetes (GDM).
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Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin Increases Survival Rate in Type 2 Diabetes after Incident Cancer Diagnosis
In people with type 2 diabetes, is survival reduced following diagnosis of a solid-tumor cancer? And does metformin treatment influence survival?
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Osteoporosis
Researchers Look at Teriparatide’s Effect on Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
What Effect Does this Medication Have on Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk?
Researchers investigated the effects of teriparatide on bone mineral density and fracture in postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis.
Book with diagnosis Graves disease. Medical concept.
Thyroid Disorders
Is Exophthalmos Reduction Predictable in Graves’ Disease?
Literature Review
Exophthalmos can occur in Graves’ disease, and it is possible to use decompression techniques to reduce it.
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Type 2 Diabetes
Ethnicity and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers examined cardiovascular risk factor control among the various ethnic groups living in Malaysia who have type 2 diabetes. Read on to learn what they discovered in this diabetes study.
healthy bone versus osteoporotic bone
Osteoporosis
Study Looks at Low Bone Mineral Density and Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes
Is Osteoporosis Linked to Poor Outcomes in Stroke Patients?
Researchers examined the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and functional disability in patients who had an acute ischemic stroke.
The word hyperthyroidism on paper with a syringe and medication in the backgroun
Type 2 Diabetes
The Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Hypothyroidism
Researchers examined whether there is a strong association between type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism. Find out what they discovered in this diabetes-focused observational study.
Normal ovary and Polycystic ovary syndrome
Other Endocrine Disorders
Effectiveness of a Chinese Medicinal Herb on Metabolic Characteristics in Women with PCOS
Berberine as a PCOS Treatment
Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which is a reproductive and metabolic disorder.
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Osteoporosis
Bisphosphonate Use and Glucocorticoid Osteoporosis in Men
Study Compares 2 Osteoporosis Medications
Researchers looked at bisphosphonates use in men with glucocorticoid osteoporosis. Read on to find out what they discovered in this osteoporosis-focused study.
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Other Endocrine Disorders
Study: Is It Possible to Discontinue Somatostatin Analog in Well-controlled Acromegaly Patient?
Treating acromegaly usually involves using somatostatin analogs (SA); these have been used for more than 25 years. However, there is a major disadvantage to using SA: a patient will need to continue the therapy indefinitely.
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