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Clinical Endocrinology News
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 1-30 (August 2010)
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Side Effects Block Approval of Drug Combo for Treating Obesity
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
pages 1-9
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Loss of Consult Codes Hammers Revenues, Access to Medicare
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
page 1
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Insulin Might Have a Role In MCI, Early Alzheimer's: The hormone improves blood flow to the brain and works to block beta-amyloid aggregation on neurons.
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 2
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Vital Signs: Mean Hospital Bill for Uninsured Stays Went Up 88% While Cost Rose 37%, 1998-2007
page 2
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Obesity Drug Sibutramine Flunks Safety Trial
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
pages 6-7
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Opinion

Commentary


Bias and the Lack of Anti-Obesity Therapies
HAROLD E. BAYS
page 10
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Point-Counterpoint


Is Widespread Vitamin D Supplementation Advisable for the Adult Population?
ROBERT P. HEANEY, BART L. CLARKE
page 11
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Reproductive Endocrinology


Nonobese PCOS Patients Also Need the OGTT
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
pages 12-13
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Early Menopause Tied to Increased CVD Risk
DOUG BRUNK
page 14
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Obesity


Revision Rates Dim Enthusiasm for Roux-en-Y: The high rates suggest that the distal procedure is a poor first-line treatment for morbid obesity.
DIANA MAHONEY
page 15
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Banded Gastric Bypass May Improve Weight Loss Over Time
DIANA MAHONEY
page 15
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Ghrelin Increased Desire for High-Calorie Foods
DOUG BRUNK
page 16
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Elderly Chew Up Calories Playing on the Wii
KERRI WACHTER
page 17
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Menstrual Phase Key in Tracking Hs-CRP Levels
SUSAN LONDON
page 18
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Diabetes


Metformin Cut Deaths in Patients at Risk for CVD
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 19
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Investigational Insulin Analogue Effective, Safe in Early Trials
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
page 19
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Pump+Sensor Beats Daily Shots to Trim HbA1c: Gains in glucose control must be weighed against demands the high-tech pumps place on patients.
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
page 20
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Gestational Diabetes Flags Elevated Risk for Hypertension
SUSAN LONDON
page 20
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Tapentadol ER Effective for Neuropathic Pain: The investigational analgesic also performed well in treating chronic nociceptive pain of osteoarthritis.
BRUCE JANCIN
page 21
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Type 1 Survival Rates Improve, Though Challenges Remain
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 21
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Pituitary, Thyroid, & Adrenal


Vandetanib Slows Medullary Thyroid Cancer
RICHARD HYER
pages 22-23
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Osteoporosis


Agency Cautions on PPI-Related Vulnerabilities
ALICIA AULT
page 24
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Fracture Risk Spikes With Thiazolidinediones
ROBERT FINN
page 25
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Lupus Patients Need 2,000 IU Daily Vitamin D
M. ALEXANDER OTTO
page 26
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Practice Trends


ACGME Plans to Cut First-Year Resident Hours
ALICIA AULT
page 28
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Insurers' Report Card Deems Claims Process More Accurate
SUSAN BIRK
page 28
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U.S. Health Care Ranks Last on Several Measures
NASEEM S. MILLER
page 29
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Implementing Health Reform


The Independent Payment Advisory Board
page 30
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Jane Anderson
page 30
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