http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from The Endocrine Society When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-secondhand-greater-threat-teen-girls.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:32:02 EST news286547516 –Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gastric-bypass-surgery-hormones-relieve.html Diabetes Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:58 EST news286547332 Researchers claim to have calculated for the first time, the upper safe limit of vitamin D levels, above which the associated risk for cardiovascular events or death raises significantly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-upper-safe-limit-vitamin-d.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:27:36 EST news286547245 –Children who did not receive enough iodine in the womb performed worse on literacy tests as 9-year-olds than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mild-iodine-deficiency-womb-scores.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:19:36 EST news286546767 More than a quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, many children and teenagers who developed thyroid cancer due to radiation are in complete or near remission, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-chernobyl-follow-up-high-survival-young.html Cancer Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:09 EST news286025879 Although the drug zoledronic acid slows bone loss in osteoporosis patients, it also boosts levels of a biomarker that stops bone formation, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-common-osteoporosis-drug-formation-bone.html Medications Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:30:09 EST news285427803 Reminding primary care doctors to test at-risk patients for osteoporosis can prevent fractures and reduce health care costs, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-simple-fractures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:27:09 EST news285427624 –Hair strands contain valuable information about senior citizens' stress levels that can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hair-analysis-reveals-elevated-stress.html Cardiology Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:26:10 EST news285427542 Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D can help people breathe better and may even protect against tuberculosis (TB), according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vitamin-d-benefits-tuberculosis-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:10 EST news283456940 For women enduring hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, a new model could better estimate the timing of the final menstrual period, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-menstrual-period.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:09 EST news283456904 Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-gestational-diabetes-patients.html Diabetes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:34:36 EST news281882062 –Chinese women are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they have their first menstrual cycle or enter menopause later than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-age-menstrual-menopause-tied-heart.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:30:16 EST news281881809 Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-shields-children-stress.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:16:43 EST news281877395 In a Position Statement unveiled today, The Endocrine Society advocates that all methods for measuring estrogens, which play a crucial role in human biology, be made traceable to a common standard. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-estrogen-testing-methods-patient.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:08:15 EST news281722089 Even after successful treatment, patients with Cushing's disease who were older when diagnosed or had prolonged exposure to excess cortisol face a greater risk of dying or developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiovascular-cushing-disease-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:40:01 EST news279855974