Endocrinology 

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  • Methimazole or propylthiouracil?

    Pharmacological therapy of hyperthyroidism mainly involves two substances: methimazole and propylthiouracil (PTU).

    MedNews (Endocrinology) - Wed, 7 November 2007
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  • Asymptomatic Primitive Hyperparathyroidism

    The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism is generally made after the accidental discovery of a mild hypercalcemia in completely asymptomatic patients.

    MedNews (Endocrinology) - Tue, 30 October 2007
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  • Increased Coffee Consumption May Reduce Risk for Gout in Men

    A prospective study showed that long-term coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk for incident gout in men older than 40 years.

    Medscape (Endocrinology) - Tue, 29 May 2007
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  • Incidental Thyroid Nodules

    Statistics tell us that about 5% of all thyroid nodules are malignant and this percentage increases among young patients (younger than 30) or old patients (more than 60), among those with previous loco-regional irradiation, among those with a family history of thyroid cancer.

    MedNews (Endocrinology) - Tue, 15 May 2007
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  • Endoscopic versus Surgical Drainage of the Pancreatic Duct in Chronic Pancreatitis

    In this randomized trial of 39 patients with chronic pancreatitis and a distal obstruction of the pancreatic duct, surgical drainage was more effective at reducing pain than was endoscopic drainage.

    New England Journal of Medicine (Endocrinology) - Fri, 16 February 2007
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  • Neuropathies in Hypothyroidism

    Among the various causes of neuropathy, hypothyroidism is little frequent. In order to study in a better way this epidemiology, some Norwegian neurologists have enrolled 38 women with hypothyroidism being treated, extremity pain not ascribable to particular diagnoses and no presence of diseases being able to justify peripheral neuropathy.

    MedNews (Endocrinology) - Thu, 18 January 2007
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