June 2007

News

ETIOLOGY OF DIABETES
NCEP ATP III Metabolic Syndrome Definition Easiest for Use in Practice
By Guiseppe Derosa, PhD, and Sibilla Anna Teresa Salvadeo, MD

DIABETIC MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS
Probe to Bone: What Do the Data Tell Us?
By Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, DPM; Lee C. Rogers, DPM; and David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD

HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION
Usefulness of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome
By Roberto Negro, MD

NUTRITION AND FITNESS
Obesity—A Passive Bystander or an Independent Cause of Sexual Dysfunction?
By Berit L. Heitmann, PhD; Sisse H. Larsen, MSc; and Gorm Wagner, MD, PhD

HPT, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND CALCIUM DISORDERS
Impact of HRT, Resistance Training on Spine BMD
By Gianni F. Maddalozzo, MD

PITUITARY, GONAD, AND ADRENAL CONDITIONS
Evaluation and Management of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
By Stephanie S. DeLoach, MD, and Debbie L. Cohen, MD

Adrenal Venous Sampling in the Evaluation of Primary Aldosteronism
By Anand Shah, BS, and Scott O. Trerotola, MD

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
The Histrelin Subdermal Implant—New Treatment for Children with Central Precocious Puberty
By Todd D. Nebesio, MD, and Erica A. Eugster, MD

COVER STORY
New Agents for the Treatment of Diabetes
By Mark Chirico, PharmD; Sonia Cherian, PharmD; Shawn Anderson, PharmD; and James Taylor, PharmD, CDE

DPP-4 Inhibitors: Review of Vildagliptin Phase 3 Data
By Sylvie Dejager, MD, PhD; Michelle A. Baron, MD; and Anja Schweizer, PhD

Insulin Sensitization by Selective Inhibition of 11Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1
By Roland H. Stimson, MBChB, and Brian R. Walker, MD

Products and Innovative Delivery Systems for Diabetes
By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

Could Global Standardization of A1C Help it Become the Preferred Diabeted Screening Method?
By Catherine M. Bennett, BSc(Hons), MAppEpid, PhD; Alicia J. Jenkins, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP; Mei Guo, MBBS, MPH; and Shymali C. Dharmage, MBBS, MSc, MD, PhD

Noninvasive Optical Detection of Impaired Glucose Tolerance: A Comparison Against FPG and A1C
By Marwood N. Ediger, PhD, and John D. Maynard, MS

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