http://www.endocrinologist.org Endocrinology News and Resources Serving Consumers and Professionals Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:42:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Health care experts warn about serious and lasting health complications for future generations of Americans stemming from increasingly expanding children’s waistlines. In an article in the July issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Joyce Lee warns that the ... http://www.endocrinologist.org/2008/childhood-diabetes-epidemic-expands-study/ NY Times: Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly By TARA PARKER-POPE In a set of recent focus groups, participants were asked to rank the severity of various health problems, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. On a scale of 1 to 10, cancer and heart disease consistently ranked as 9s and 10s. But diabetes scored ... http://www.endocrinologist.org/2008/diabetes-risk-underrated/ The amount of oxygen available to a baby in the womb can affect their susceptibility to developing particular diseases later in life. Research funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the British Heart foundation and presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate ... http://www.endocrinologist.org/2008/oxygen-levels-in-the-womb-determine-adult-heart-disease-risk/ Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to another. Most hormones reach their targets via the blood. All multicellular organisms need "coordinating systems to regulate and integrate the ... http://www.endocrinologist.org/2007/hello-world/