Is Treatment with Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Safe?
Last week, a brief news clip about HGH was published in the NYT. The article was entitled: “Growth hormone treatment for children may increase stroke risk,” and was written by…
Read moreMaybe it is Dangerous to be Tall: New Data Linking Height and Cancer Risk
Today’s NYT (Friday, July 26, 2013) had a short but fascinating article entitled: “A study links cancer risk and height.” The article was written by Tara Parker-Pope and summarized a recent…
Read moreSafety Of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (somatropin) And Possible Increased Risk Of Death
A number of months ago (September, 8, 2011) I wrote an entry about risks vs. benefits in treating medical disorders. I used as an example the “story” about diethylstilberterol or…
Read moreFailure To Thrive: Endocrine Causes
Yesterday I wrote about the clinical entity failure to thrive (FTT). This morning I realized that I had not really addressed the question of endocrine gland disorders that can be…
Read moreA Medical Whodunnit: 16 Month Old Female with Failure to Thrive
A couple of weeks ago I received a telephone call from SS, one of my daughter’s close friends from college. SS, who lives in New York City, called my daughter,…
Read moreWho Invented Tanner Sexual Staging?
Every pediatric endocrinologist knows what “Tanner staging” is and how to do it but I am amazed that many of my younger colleagues do not know who or what the…
Read moreTreating Children With Growth Hormone: Moral, Ethical, And Other Considerations
I want to call your attention to two recent articles in the New York Times that might just be of interest to you if you are a physician who cares…
Read moreI’m Still Alive
I knew it had been a while since I last posted an entry, but I was astonished that it had been 2 months. I apologize for my lazy behavior. My…
Read moreMedical Whodunnit: 7 Year Old Male With Rapid Growth
I haven’t posted a medical whodunnit for a while and I’ve got a good one (at least I think it’s a good case). The patient is a 7 year old…
Read moreFYI: An Article About Growth Hormone For Short Children
My wife sent me an e-mail this morning to let me know about an article published on-line at Salon.com entitled “Growth Hormone For Kids,” written by Rahul Parikh. The article…
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