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Doping Doesn’t Improve Athletic Performance

By

Melissa Foster

May 5, 2015

Use of performance-enhancing substances are not just bad for the image of sport, but they also don’t improve athletes’ performance.

Zomacton and Zoma-Jet are indicated to treat growth failure in children.

Pediatric Endocrinology

Ferring to Launch Pediatric Endo Products Zomacton and Zoma-Jet Soon

By

Haymarket Media

March 31, 2015

Ferring announced that the FDA has approved the name changes of its newly acquired products to be marketed as Zomacton (somatropin [rDNA origin]; formerly Tev-Tropin) for injection, and the needle-free delivery system as Zoma-Jet (formerly Tjet).

Pediatric Endocrinology

Genetic Cause of Gigantism Explored

By

Melissa Foster

December 7, 2014

Researchers have discovered a single gene in a region of the X chromosome that may cause excessive growth in children.

Ipilimumab-Associated Hypophysitis Not Improved by High-Dose Corticosteroids

Neuroendocrinology

Endocrine Society Releases Guidelines for Acromegaly

By

Melissa Foster

October 31, 2014

The Endocrine Society has issued a clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.

Neuroendocrinology

Growth Hormone Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risks

By

Melissa Foster

September 30, 2014

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality may be increased in people with higher values of fasting growth hormone.

Depression Treatment Underutilized in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Neuroendocrinology

Growth Hormone Replacement Improves Long-Term Quality of Life in Growth Hormone Deficiency

September 26, 2014

Patients with growth hormone deficiency reaped significant benefits in quality of live over the long term.

Neuroendocrinology

Growth Hormone Treatment May Up Stroke Risk

August 14, 2014

Significantly higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke in early adulthood seen with treatment.

People with acrogmegaly typically have thick lips, coarse facial features, a jutting forehead and jaw, and widely spaced teeth; and large hands and feet. They also often perspire excessively.

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Acromegaly

August 14, 2014

Acromegaly is a serious endocrine condition resulting from an excess of growth hormone (GH) in the blood, according to the Hormone Health Network and based on information from the Endocrine Society. GH is released by the pituitary gland and is carried through the rest of the body where it has specific effects. In children, excess…