Celiac disease is a permanent genetically determined intolerance to gluten that generally presents with gastrointestinal symptoms in young children and extraintestinal manifestations (endocrinological, dermatological, neurological, etc.) later. Furthermore, many studies demonstrate the close association between celiac and endocrine diseases, including growth and pubertal disorders, type I diabe...

As announced by the President of ESPE, Dr. Raimo Voutilainen, a quarter of a century elapsed since ESPE had its last Meeting in Finland. The theme of the present ESPE Meeting is “Prevention of endocrine disorders and their long-term sequelae”. Although few endocrine diseases can currently be prevented, clarification and understandinf of the molecular basis of these diseases will create possibil...

in the religion of islam, fasting is obligatory for healthy adults during ramadan. millions of muslims around the world practice fasting in this holy month which may cause different metabolic and hormonal changes due to the restrictions in regular caloric intake. this article was aimed to review some possible effects of ramadan fasting on the endocrine system which has a great impact on physiol...

There are similar inflammatory reasons behind non-contagious chronic diseases. The prevalence of these diseases increases everyday both in our country and around the world. That's why scientists have begun looking for strong antioxidants that could help prevent treat such Curcumin is one those antioxidants. components turmeric, which belongs to ginger family. Many studies showed curcuminoids tu...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of non-communicable diseases in the medical wards of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), over four consecutive years (June 2000 to June 2004). METHODS The study was retrospective and data were obtained from the medical registers in the medical wards and the records department of the UPTH. Medical admissions due to non-communicable disea...

During the last 10 to 15 years enormous progress has been made with regard to quality of ultrasound equipment. The improved resolution has enabled consistent visualisation of endocrine glands in dogs and cats and today ultrasonography is routinely used in the workup of endocrine diseases. It is important to remember, that ultrasonographic imaging gives information on size, shape and parenchyma ...

Background & Aims: Major ( -thalassemia is a chronic and costly disease for health care system. Although regular transfusion reduces the disease complications, it is associated with complications of hemosiderosis. This study was performed to determine ( – thalassemia complications in patients referred to Kerman center for special diseases regardless of their age. Methods: This cross-sectional s...

The endocrine system controls the flow of information between cells and tissues, governed by complex regulatory mechanisms (1). Hormones exert widespread influences on various metabolic processes which ensure regulatory, morphogenic and integrative function (2). Signs and symptoms of endocrine disorders span the entire clinical spectrum. Manifestations of endocrine diseases are frequently due t...