Early-life exposure to BPA may affect testis function in adulthood
Hormone therapy for obese men lowers body fat, cholesterol
Growth hormone and testosterone therapy improves older men’s hip bone strength
Study shows a possible link between preschoolers’ cavities and excess body fat
New hormone treatment shows promise for treating a common form of infertility
Mothers’ high blood sugar in pregnancy is linked to children’s reduced insulin sensitivity
Anemia drug holds promise for curing diabetes
Fructose sugar makes maturing human fat cells fatter, less insulin-sensitive
Many people with diabetes do not know or heed dangers of hot weather
Progesterone improves sleep in postmenopausal women
Metabolic syndrome in living kidney donors worsens function of remaining kidney
Black teens with metabolic syndrome have greater chronic inflammation than other ethnic groups, may be at higher risk of heart disease|
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have higher BPA blood levels
Stomach hormone ghrelin increases desire for high-calorie foods
New research model of human prostate cancer shows cancer development
“Lap-Band” weight loss surgery in very obese adults improves mental health
Vitamin D deficiency is linked to abdominal obesity in elderly Koreans
Bariatric Surgery in Diabetic Adults Improves Insulin Sensitivity Better than Diet
Poor control of diabetes may be linked to low vitamin D
Epigenetic changes in weight-regulating genes may increase risk of obesity
Well-defined quantity of antioxidants in diet can improve insulin resistance
New treatment can improve diabetic polyneuropathy
Study finds mechanism for how aspirin-like drugs slow progress toward diabetes
Chemicals remaining after wastewater treatment change the gender of fish
Experimental nonsteroidal treatment of asthma shows promise
Low vitamin D linked to the metabolic syndrome in elderly people
Gene therapy reverses Type 1 diabetes in mice
Cutting carbs is more effective than low-fat diet for insulin-resistant women
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may raise child’s breast cancer risk in adulthood
Progesterone is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen
Lifestyle intervention reduces preschoolers’ body fat, improves fitness
Diabetes care management program lowers health care costs, hospitalization rates
Pregnant women likelier to miscarry if thyroid hormone is on high end of normal
Metabolic syndrome improves with a natural hormone
Higher testosterone may raise risk of heart disease in elderly men
Hemoglobin A1c Test May Underdiagnose Diabetes in Elderly People
Certain obese people are not at high risk of heart disease, diabetes
Early menopause linked to higher risk of future cardiovascular disease

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