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May 19, 2010 New Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules Released Three of the world’s most respected medical associations for the treatment of thyroid disease recently issued joint guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the Associazione Medici Endocrinologi (AME) and European Thyroid Association (ETA) jointly published the guidelines online this week, and the executive summary will be published in the next issue of their respective journals.
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April 24, 2010 Key to Successful Treatment of Transgender Patients May Involve Delay of Puberty Complications from transgender procedures may be significantly minimized when treatment of a patient with severe gender identity disorder begins prior to puberty, according to expert opinion today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.
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April 23, 2010 Endocrine Intervention in Surgical Patients with Diabetes Leads to Shorter Hospital Stays, Reduced Costs New research released today indicates that endocrine intervention in surgical patients with diabetes and dysglycemia (abnormal blood sugar) accounted for shorter hospital stays and a decrease in the expense of treating these patients. This research was presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.
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April 23, 2010 New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really “Cured” by Gastric Bypass Surgery A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a “cure” for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston today. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were insufficient criteria for such a determination.
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April 23, 2010 New Research Indicates a Massive Underdiagnosis of Obesity when Using Body Mass Index (BMI) A retrospective analysis of 1,234 Americans indicated a substantial underdiagnosis of obesity when Body Mass Index (BMI) was used compared to the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. This analysis was released today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.
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