In October 2002, a workshop was held in Ancona, Italy, to reach a Consensus on the
management of Cushing's syndrome. The workshop was organized by the University of …

It is well established that strict glycemic control (hemoglobin A 1c< 7.0%) can prevent the
microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. Recent studies indicate that elevated …

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between overweight and lumbar disc degeneration.
DESIGN: Population-based 4-y follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study …

We examined fasting plasma insulin, acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), leptin, adiponectin,
ghrelin, and metabolic/cardiovascular risk profile before and 15±6 months after isolated …

While it is widely speculated that obesity causes increased loads on the knee leading to joint
degeneration, this concept is untested. The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of …

objective In patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) cardiovascular complications determine
a mortality rate four times higher than in an age‐and gender‐matched population. Therefore …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine differences in cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factors across four cross-tabulated groups of cardiorespiratory fitness and body …

We investigated the effects of chronic treatment with the CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant
(10 mg/kg/day po for 10 weeks) in mice with established obesity (5‐month high‐fat diet) …

Obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases are more prevalent in low-income urban
areas, which commonly have limited access to healthy foods. The authors implemented an …

We evaluated body weight changes in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after electrode
implantation for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in relation to …