Endocrinology News

C.V. Harinarayan, head of Endocrinology & Metabolism at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences , Tirupati, has been selected for the prestigious FAMS degree.

Dr. Alan Copperman, co-medical director of RMA of New York, and Fertile Hope Advisor joins The Fertility Advisory Committee of The Lance Armstrong Foundation NEW YORK, NY, November 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York is proud to announce that Dr.

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. today announced insulin variability study results that demonstrated reduced intrasubject absorption variability for the combination of lispro, a meal time analog insulin, plus PH20 compared to subcutaneous injection of lispro alone.

Which potentially serious symptoms would prompt them to stop and advise a stranger on a bus? Passengers on a London bus.

Main Category: Men's health Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Endocrinology ; Seniors / Aging Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Penn Medicine will lead a new national $45 million clinical trial to test whether testosterone therapy can favorably affect certain conditions affecting older men.

Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism .

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists released new medical guidelines for the accurate diagnosis and effective ethical treatment of growth hormone deficiency in affected patients.

Chevy Chase, MD- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism , eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full.

The notion of a stress system as the effector of the stress syndrome is suggested, and its physiologic and pathophysiologic manifestations are described.

Abstract Introduction and BackgroundModern glucocorticoid endocrinology is a colorful, richly varied, but formless discipline--a profusion of cellular, physiological and pharmacological effects, seemingly unrelated through any central hormonal function.

WAM Abu Dhabi, 29th Oct.2009 - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City , managed by Cleveland Clinic, organizes the first annual obesity symposium under the title of "Advanced Management of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome 2009" on Saturday 31 October 2009 in Hilton Hotel, Abu Dhabi.

Lipid disorders develop stealthily, says Dr. Donald Smith, so blood profiles from your early 20s on are a good idea.

Regulation of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Release from the Pituitary by Thyroxine during Metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis Contact Debbie Janes email: janes.deborah@epa.gov Citation: STERNBERG, R. M., J. J. KORTE, S. M. MOEN, K. R. THOEMKE, AND J. E. TIETGE.

DOHA: Qatar is set to conduct Neonatal Screening Programmes here at a newly equipped state-of-the-art laboratory at Hamad Medical Corporation, from November 1. More than 76,000 babies have been screened for endocrine and metabolism disorders, ever since the launch of the programme in December 2003, in collaboration with the University of ...

As endocrinologist Alan Rogol put it, 'Short stature became a disease when unlimited amounts of growth hormone became available.' Last week, a story in the New York Post added some class frisson to the issue, reporting that 'at least' six sophomores at the exclusive Dalton School were taking HGH to augment their height.

Without a doubt, many patients require insulin. But some who have Type 2 disease resolve to change their lives instead.

Comparison of metabolic deterioration between insulin analog and regular insulin after a 5-hour interruption of a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in type 1 diabetic patients.

One common denominator of these investigations is "melatonin". Another common denominator is that all these studies implicitly pursued the validity of the so-called "melatonin hypothesis", of a corollary and of associated predictions which can be united in our proposed theory of "carcinogenesis due to chronodisruption". The new theory suggests that ...

Physicians who treat diabetes consider incretin therapy one of the most exciting new tools that they've seen in a long time for combating the disease.

Main Category: Men's health Also Included In: Fertility ; Endocrinology ; Pregnancy / Obstetrics Article Date: 22 Oct 2009 - 6:00 PDT Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.