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PNA Board Member Dr. Lewis Blevins Featured on Webcast
Internet radio interview with Dr. Lewis Blevins, the Medical Director at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, entitled “Pituitary Disorders: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.”
Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of Nelson syndrome
European Journal of Endocrinology 11/12/2008
 Hormone replacement therapy post Women's Health Initiative study: where do we stand
Calleja-Agius J et al. - There is a definite decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy among menopausal women.
 The Maybe, Possibly, Still Debatable Uncertain Interpretation of Clinically Significant Pituitary Tumors
A regrettable and deliberately vague definition of “clinically significant” in relation to pituitary adenomas is stubbornly clinging on in daily medical practice, causing irreparable harm to patients, families and society in general.
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ABSTRACT: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
4/8/2009 ... Consideration of GH re-testing should be performed in all adolescents reaching the transition period (if not at start of puberty) who had been previously diagnosed with idiopathic, isolated GH deficiency.
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FDA Suspends Rotarix vaccine
3/22/2010 ... The FDA is temporarily suspending use of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine due to viral contamination of the vaccine.
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Testosterone Gel Improves Diabetes in Hypogonadal Men (CME/CE)
3/17/2010 ... Topical testosterone replacement reduced insulin resistance and glycated hemoglobin in men who were deficient in the hormone and at risk for, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
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SSRI and Tamoxifen Increase Mortality Risk (CME/CE)
2/9/2010 ... Overlapping use of tamoxifen and the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) significantly increases the risk of breast cancer mortality
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Pituitary insufficiency after traumatic brain injury - Clinical Study
2/2/2009 ... Wachter D et al. - Neuropsychological complaints were present in 67% of the patients and were associated with intracerebral hemorrhagic lesions and not PI.
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Treatment Articles

ABSTRACT: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
4/8/2009 ... Consideration of GH re-testing should be performed in all adolescents reaching the transition period (if not at start of puberty) who had been previously diagnosed with idiopathic, isolated GH deficiency.
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Hormone Replacement Route Affects GH Dosing
3/18/2010 ... Growth hormone requirements in women who also need estrogen replacement may be lower if estrogen is applied transdermally
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HRT Linked to Asthma Risk (CME/CE)
2/8/2010 ... Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increased risk of asthma in postmenopausal women
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On-Demand CME Webcast: Menopause Management
2/10/2009 ... Multidisciplinary clinical experts help unravel the complexities of menopause management
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Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of Nelson syndrome
11/12/2008 ... European Journal of Endocrinology 11/12/2008
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Urinary Marker Predicts Complications in Type 1 Diabetes
 Aug 07 - Increased urinary excretion of the protein IgM in patients with type 1 diabetes was associated with an elevated risk for cardiovascular mortality and end-stage renal disease and may represent a prognostic marker for these complications
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Testosterone Supplementation Benefits HF in Older Men (CME/CE)
 Testosterone injections significantly improved the strength, endurance, and physical function of elderly men with heart failure, a double-blind Italian study found.
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Tailor Treatment of Depression in Pregnancy
 Aug 21 - A pregnant woman's depression and the drugs used to treat it can both affect the health of her newborn, so physicians should tailor their treatment carefully and take the mother's wishes into account
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Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
 STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
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Low Birth Weight Linked to Adult Respiratory Illness
 July 10 -- Underweight newborns are at increased risk of serious respiratory illness as young adults and may account for tens of thousands of hospitalizations at a cost of more than $200 million annually, researchers found.
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