Endocrinology

• In the Journals

• Basic information could predict childhood obesity at birth

• November 29, 2012
• Using data from the 1986 Northern Finland Birth Cohort, researchers have discovered that non-genetic data available at the time of birth was enough to...More »

• In the Journals

• Diabetes more prevalent in countries using high fructose corn syrup

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• Countries that use high fructose corn syrup in their food supply have a 20% greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with countries that do not,...More »

• In the Journals

• MOCA: Metformin effective for obese children, adolescents

• November 27, 2012
• It has been established that metformin reduces the risk for type 2 diabetes in obese adults without diabetes. When used as treatment for obese children...More »

• In the Journals

• High BMI does not contraindicate unicompartmental knee replacement

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• Researchers found a high body mass index in patients does not decrease the benefit of an Oxford mobile bearing unicompartmental knee replacement, result...More »

• Feature

• Obesity in DSM-5

• Psychiatric Annals, November 2012, Volume 42 Issue 11
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• Meeting News Coverage

• Osteoporosis medication may delay knee OA progression

• November 16, 2012
• Belgian researchers found that a medication usually reserved for osteoporosis could delay knee osteoarthritis progression, according to a recent...More »

• In the Journals

• Early menarche may predict overall obesity

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, but little is known about the effect of reproductive factors. In a...More »

• In the Journals

• Mortality risk increased 1 year after type 2 diabetes diagnosis

• November 14, 2012
• Within a year, patients with type 2 diabetes who were obese or of normal weight demonstrated an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with...More »

• Study finds obesity nearly doubles risk for severe distal fibula fractures

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• Obesity is associated with nearly double the risk of more proximal distal fibula fractures, which stem from rotational injuries that frequently lead to...More »

• In the Journals

• Study: SSI better predicted by distribution of body mass in obese patients

• Endocrine Today, December 2012
• The distribution of body mass in obese patients is more predictive of surgical site infection than absolute body mass index, according to this study.
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