When the patient developed a recurrent parathyroid adenoma she refused surgery and in this case study the authors describe, for the first time, the use of the calcimimetic cinacalcet in a patient with hereditary primary hyperparathyroidism. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism
In this expert interview, Dr. Marcia Brose discusses the latest advances in thyroid cancer management and some of the challenges that still remain. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Premixed insulin analogues provide glycemic control similar to that of premixed human insulin and tighter glycemic control than long-acting insulin analogues and noninsulin antidiabetic agents. Medscape Medical News
Identifying women with osteoporosis at high risk of fractures determines which drug therapy is effective at reducing fracture risk. Patient- and drug related determinants of initiating pharmacotherapy for fracture prevention are reviewed. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
Certain obese people demonstrate potentially harmful proinflammatory changes in their adipose tissue, researchers report in the September issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
