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Octreotide Before Surgery Improves Acromegaly Cure Rate
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A 6-month preoperative course of octreotide appears to improve the surgical cure rate in newly diagnosed acromegalic patients with macroadenoma, Norwegian researchers report in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
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Growth Hormone Precursor May Cut Cardiac Risks in Men With HIV
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A novel growth hormone precursor improves cardiovascular risk profiles without increasing glucose levels, and reduces visceral abdominal fat without affecting subcutaneous fat, in HIV-infected men on antiretroviral drugs, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for December 6. Reuters Health Information
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