Topic: Endocrinology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are short due to underlying health problems are more likely than their female counterparts to be treated with growth hormone -- but the gap is not explained by a bias in doctors' recommendations for treatment, a new study suggests. Growth hormone therapy may be prescribed to children with short stature due to certain medical causes ...
Dogs in general suffer common ailments that affect their health individually. Although not all dogs necessarily fall victim to these diseases, some do. Some breeds, however, are more prone to a few diseases in particular. It is important to keep in main that many of these afflictions tend to appear as if directed towards breeds of dog in particular, when ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Victoza, whose generic name is liraglutide, a once-daily injection to treat type 2 diabetes in some adults. Victoza is intended to help lower blood sugar levels along with diet, exercise, and selected other diabetes medicines. It is not recommended as initial therapy ...
Hypothyroidism affects children just like it affects adults. Unfortunately it is often misdiagnosed in children because it is so rare. Most doctors do not check for the disorder except when the child is a newborn.
The consequences of children having hypothyroidism is much more dire than that of adults. A child's brain is not fully developed causing the lack ...
