Next month, the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Endocrinology Update will kick off in Miami, during which attendees will hear about the latest breakthroughs in patient care, as well as those cases that may prove difficult for clinicians. One such session is Lisa Tannock’s Meet-the-Professor presentation on Thursday, September 5, titled “Challenging Cases in Lipid Management.” Cardiovascular...
A paper recently published in Endocrine Reviews concludes that primary hypertension is not a disease but rather a syndrome, and that genetics may hold the key to targeted and individualized treatment. The review, by Worapaka Manosroi, MD, and Gordon H. Williams, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, points out...
Multi-ethnic study shows midlife women with more physical activity or a lower calorie diet have less risk of developing the disease Midlife women transitioning to menopause may be able to lower their risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, if they exercise more or eat a lower calorie diet, according to a new...
Obesity also raises cardiovascular risk among thyroid cancer survivors Male thyroid cancer survivors have a nearly 50 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than women within five years of cancer diagnosis, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid cancer occurs when cancerous tumors or nodules grow...
The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study of patients with hip fractures. The association was seen for up to 10 years after fracture. In the study, patients newly diagnosed with hip fracture from 2005 through 2013...
Significant differences in health status and cardiometabolic health exist between transgender adults and cisgender adults in the United States, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Natalie J. Nokoff, MD, of the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, point out that 0.5 percent...
Alterations in the myocardial ghrelin-GHSR1a system may predict diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), according to a study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Savita Dhanvantari, PhD, of the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario point out that DCM is characterized by progressive cardiac dysfunction, and that the early stages of...
One year of yoga training decreased pro-inflammatory adipokines and increased an anti-inflammatory adipokine in adults with metabolic syndrome and high-normal blood pressure, according to a study recently published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. Researchers led by Parco Siu, of the University of Hong Kong, point out that lifestyle modification is...
Next month, the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Endocrinology Update will kick off in Miami, during which attendees will hear about the latest breakthroughs in patient care, as well as those cases that may prove difficult for clinicians. One such session is Lisa Tannock’s Meet-the-Professor presentation on Thursday, September 5, titled “Challenging Cases in Lipid Management.” Cardiovascular...
