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Deep Impact: Fracking and EDCs
Fracking uses hundreds of chemicals, many of which may have adverse effects on the endocrine system. However, more research is needed to prove if this process is causing health issues in nearby residents.
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A La Carte: Dietary Supplements and Diabetes
An estimated one-third of all diabetes patients are using some form of alternative medicines. Whether this is a passing fad or the wave of the future remains to be seen, but the impacts of these therapies are still largely unknown and more studies are needed.Tri-Point Series: A Road to Remission: Multiple Perspectives of Bariatric Surgery and Its Effects on Metabolic Disease
The clinical observation that bariatric surgery seemingly “cures” type 2 diabetes has generated intensive research in humans and animal models to identify the mechanisms underlying the...Mixing Business & Medicine
In today’s roiling healthcare market, simply being a skilled practitioner is not enough. A skilled physician with even a modicum of business training will fare much better in the current environment.Lab Notes Q&A: Genetic Mutations and Breast Cancer
Endocrine News talks to Sarat Chandarlapaty, MD, PhD, about his research on genetic mutations and breast cancer, his methods, and what impact it might have on the field of endocrinology.
