Review of Endocrinology

December 2008

UP FRONT
News

DIABETES THERAPY
What is the Future for Rimonabant in the Treatment of Obesity?
By Sheila A. Doggrell, PhD, DSc

THYROID DISORDERS
The Thyroid Gland in Obesity
By Giorgio Radetti, MD; Mohamad Maghnie, MD; and Fabio Buzi, MD

COVER STORY
Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas
By Erin N. Kiehna, MD; and John A. Jane Jr., MD

DEPARTMENTS
Conference Coverage: News from the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008 and the American Society of Nephrology's 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition