Insulin resistance and the polycystic ovary syndrome revisited: an update on mechanisms and implications

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, A Dunaif - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is now recognized as an important metabolic as well as
reproductive disorder conferring substantially increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Affected …

[PDF][PDF] American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip …

MC Hochberg, RD Altman, KT April… - Arthritis care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective To update the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2000
recommendations for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and develop new recommendations …

Clinical practice guidelines for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)

RV Thakker, PJ Newey, GV Walls… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The aim was to provide guidelines for evaluation, treatment, and genetic testing
for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). Participants: The group, which comprised …

A merican G eriatrics S ociety Updated B eers C riteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

… 2012 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM s) continue to be prescribed and used as first‐
line treatment for the most vulnerable of older adults, despite evidence of poor outcomes …

Red blood cell transfusion: a clinical practice guideline from the AABB

JL Carson, BJ Grossman, S Kleinman… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Description: Although approximately 85 million units of red blood cells (RBCs) are
transfused annually worldwide, transfusion practices vary widely. The AABB (formerly, the …

Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder

JM Stoffers-Winterling, BA Voellm… - Cochrane database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Psychotherapy is regarded as the first‐line treatment for people with borderline
personality disorder. In recent years, several disorder‐specific interventions have been …

Guidelines International Network: toward international standards for clinical practice guidelines

A Qaseem, F Forland, F Macbeth… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Reader Survey: Are standards needed for clinical guideline development? Tell us what you
think. Guideline development processes vary substantially, and many guidelines do not …

American Thyroid Association guidelines for management of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer

RC Smallridge, KB Ain, SL Asa, KC Bible, JD Brierley… - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare but highly lethal form of thyroid
cancer. Rapid evaluation and establishment of treatment goals are imperative for optimum …

[HTML][HTML] Management of precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS): guideline from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) …

M Dinis-Ribeiro, M Areia, AC De Vries… - …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and epithelial dysplasia of the stomach are common
and are associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer. In the absence of guidelines …

Evaluation and treatment of hypertriglyceridemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

L Berglund, JD Brunzell, AC Goldberg… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The aim was to develop clinical practice guidelines on hypertriglyceridemia.
Participants: The Task Force included a chair selected by The Endocrine Society Clinical …