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Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, et al. - Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) have a high prevalence of metabolic bone disease due to nutrient malabsorption and potential effects of parenteral nutrition (PN)...Conclusions: hGH therapy significantly increased markers of bone turnover during the initial 3 months of therapy and stabilized femoral neck bone mass over a 6-month period in patients with severe SBS undergoing intestinal rehabilitation

Today in Endocrinology...keeping you current

Gestational diabetes mellitus: an opportunity to prevent Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in young women
Women's Health, 12/18/09

New therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes: an update
European Diabetes Nursing, 12/18/09

Consumption of restaurant foods and incidence of type 2 diabetes in African American women
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12/18/09

Today in Gastroenterology...keeping you current

Only Moderate Intra- and Inter-observer Agreement between Radiologists and Surgeons when Grading Blunt Paediatric Hepatic Injury on CT Scan
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 12/18/09

Test-and-treat strategy for Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in older patients
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 12/18/09

No beneficial effects of amantadine in treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients
Digestive and Liver Diseases, 12/18/09