Diederik L Smit,Peter Bond,Willem de Ronde
Diederik L Smit
Purpose of review: Data on the health effects of androgen abuse are mainly derived from lower level evidence, such as case series and cross-sectional studies. In the last few years a relatively large and prospective cohor...
Malcolm Kendrick
Malcolm Kendrick
Purpose of review: The low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol level is a weak predictor of developing cardiovascular (CV) disease and can only explain a small proportion of CV risk. It is not used to determine CV risk ...
Short-term hyper-caloric high-fat feeding on a ketogenic diet can lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: the cholesterol drop experiment [0.03%]
短期内高脂肪生酮饮食可降低低密度脂蛋白胆固醇：“胆固醇下降实验”
David Feldman,Siobhan Huggins,Nicholas G Norwitz
David Feldman
Purpose of review: Conventional knowledge holds that saturated fat is the primary dietary driver of increases in low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and that high LDL-C seen among some persons consuming low-carbo...
Jennifer M Perkins,Maria Papaleontiou
Jennifer M Perkins
Purpose of review: This review discusses the current literature regarding low-value thyroid care in older adults, summarizing recent findings pertaining to screening for thyroid dysfunction and management of hypothyroidis...
Can low-carbohydrate diets be recommended for reducing cardiovascular risk? [0.03%]
低碳水化合物饮食可否用于减少心血管疾病风险？
Amy Berger,Eric Thorn
Amy Berger
Purpose of review: This review provides a rationale for implementing carbohydrate restriction as a dietary therapy to improve biomarkers of cardiovascular health and suggests that this will require a paradigm shift away f...
Women and thyroid cancer incidence: overdiagnosis versus biological risk [0.03%]
女性与甲状腺癌发病率：过度诊断 vs 生物学风险
Diana Lam,Louise Davies,Anna M Sawka
Diana Lam
Purpose of the review: Our aim is to discuss the concepts of sex and gender in the context of thyroid cancer epidemiology. Recent findings: ...
Under and overtreatment with thyroid hormone replacement during pregnancy [0.03%]
妊娠期间甲状腺激素替代治疗的不足与过量
Carol Chiung-Hui Peng,Spyridoula Maraka,Elizabeth N Pearce
Carol Chiung-Hui Peng
Purpose of review: Among pregnant women on thyroid hormone replacement therapy undertreatment is common, while overtreatment is rare. Both deficient and excessive maternal thyroid hormone have been related to adverse mate...
The 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test: a danger to the adrenal gland? [0.03%]
1毫克的隔夜地塞米松抑制试验会对肾上腺造成危险吗？
Chaim Vanek,Lynn Loriaux
Chaim Vanek
Purpose of review: The 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ONDST) with a cutoff cortisol value of 1.8 mcg/dl (50 nmol/l) is routinely used for the assessment of incidental, benign adrenal nodules. Patients with...
Preventing type 1 diabetes development and preserving beta-cell function [0.03%]
预防1型糖尿病的发生和发展及保护胰岛β细胞功能
Lucy D Mastrandrea,Teresa Quattrin
Lucy D Mastrandrea
Purpose of review: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the most common chronic disease of childhood presenting a significant burden, both in terms of day-to-day medical management and lifelong care. Studies aligned with diverse stra...
Julio Carballido-Gamio
Julio Carballido-Gamio
Purpose of review: This review article presents the most recent research on bone fragility in individuals with diabetes from a medical imaging perspective. ...