November/December 2007

UP FRONT
News

HEALTH CARE POLICY, PRACTICE, AND SOCIOECONOMICS
Treating Diabetes Across Populations
By Erin K. Corr, Assistant Editor

DIABETIC MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS
Burden of the Diabetic Foot in End-Stage Renal Disease
By Nikolaos Papanas, MD, PhD; Vasilios Liakopoulos, MD, PhD; Efstratios Maltezos, MD, PhD; and Ioannis Stefanidis, MD, PhD

HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION
Pheochromocytomas: Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Condition
By Kevin A. Sterling, MD, and Debbie L. Cohen, MD

Effects of Antihypertensives on Endothelial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
By Aaron S. Kelly, PhD, and Alan J. Bank, MD

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Estrogen Therapy to Treat Delayed Puberty in Adolescent Girls
By Erick J. Richmond, MD, and Alan D. Rogol, MD, PhD

WOMEN'S ENDOCRINOLOGY
Coronary Artery Calcium and HRT: Is it all About Timing?
By Nicole Weinberg, MD, and Matthew J. Budoff, MD

COVER STORY
Consequences of the Implementation of K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines
By Maria Dolores Arenas, MD

Vascular Calcification in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
By Goce B. Spasovski, MD, PhD

Immune and Autoimmune Aspects of Vitamin D Metabolism
By Yoav Arnson, MD; Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, FRCP; and Howard Amital, MD, MHA

The Impact of Oral Contraceptive Use on Bone Density in Young Women
By Delia Scholes, PhD

CONFERENCE COVERAGE
News from the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007

DEPARTMENTS
Industry News and Innovations

Conference Calendar

5 Questions: John Buse, MD, PhD