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		<title>Does It Really Matter That The U.S. Leads (By A Lot) The World In Health Care Costs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In deciding what to write about, I try my best to steer clear of the political side of medicine.  But, today&#8217;s NYT has 3 articles that I just couldn&#8217;t ignore.  Basically, all three are opinion pieces that address from different &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2012/01/22/does-it-really-matter-that-the-u-s-leads-by-a-lot-the-world-in-health-care-costs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2012/01/22/does-it-really-matter-that-the-u-s-leads-by-a-lot-the-world-in-health-care-costs/</link>
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		<title>The ABCs of Diabetes: A Lecture Outline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be giving a lecture to the Family and Community Medicine Department resident physicians at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center in a few days.  I thought I would post the lecture outline which includes what I think &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2012/01/21/the-abcs-of-diabetes-a-lecture-outline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2012/01/21/the-abcs-of-diabetes-a-lecture-outline/</link>
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		<title>The Affordable Health Care Act vs Childhood Obesity: Good Intentions Running Amok</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I read an article in the NYT that actually made me feel sorry for health insurance companies and wonder just how affordable the Affordable Heath Care Act will be.  The article was entitled &#8220;Learning to be lean.  With &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2012/01/17/the-affordable-health-care-act-vs-childhood-obesity-good-intentions-running-amok/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2012/01/17/the-affordable-health-care-act-vs-childhood-obesity-good-intentions-running-amok/</link>
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		<title>Can We Prevent Weight Gain Over the &#8220;Holidays&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like clockwork, every year, starting in early November and running well into the new year, newspapers and magazines are packed full of articles to warn us about the well-known holiday season weight gain and what to do about it.  This &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2012/01/12/can-we-prevent-weight-gain-over-the-holidays/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2012/01/12/can-we-prevent-weight-gain-over-the-holidays/</link>
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		<title>High Fructose Corn Syrup: Dietary Friend, Foe or Fall Guy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For quite some time, I have been thinking of  writing a piece about high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).  HFCS consumption, mostly in soda drinks and highly processed foods, has grown steadily over the past 30-40 years and now represents a sizable &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/11/10/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dietary-friend-foe-or-fall-guy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/11/10/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dietary-friend-foe-or-fall-guy/</link>
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		<title>Risks vs. Benefits of Medical Care Decisions: Lessons From DES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In several previous entries I have discussed the issue of risks vs. benefits regarding this or that medical therapy, generally use of some medication where sufficient data have not been obtained to determine long-term risks. The other day,  I was &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/09/18/risks-vs-benefits-of-medical-care-decisions-lessons-from-des/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/09/18/risks-vs-benefits-of-medical-care-decisions-lessons-from-des/</link>
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		<title>Effects of Parenting Style on Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For patients, parents, and health care providers, managing type 1 diabetes can be quite a challenge, particularly during adolescence.  A very interesting article in the August 2011 issue of Diabetes Care offers some insights into how parenting style might play &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/09/02/effects-of-parenting-style-on-glycemic-control-in-adolescents-with-type-1-diabetes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/09/02/effects-of-parenting-style-on-glycemic-control-in-adolescents-with-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<title>Failure To Thrive: Endocrine Causes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 associated with FTT.  Probably, the reason I did not mention &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/08/28/failure-to-thrive-endocrine-causes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/08/28/failure-to-thrive-endocrine-causes/</link>
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		<title>A Medical Whodunnit: 16 Month Old Female with Failure to Thrive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I received a telephone call from SS, one of my daughter&#8217;s close friends from college.  SS, who lives in New York City, called my daughter, who lives in California, because she was concerned about her &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/08/27/a-medical-whodunnit-16-month-old-female-with-failure-to-thrive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/08/27/a-medical-whodunnit-16-month-old-female-with-failure-to-thrive/</link>
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		<title>Do Statins Really Increase Risk Of Diabetes?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A headline in the New York Times on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 caught my eye:  &#8220;Study finds higher risk of diabetes from statins.&#8221;  The report, written by Tara Parker-Pope,  summarized the results of a study published the day before in &#8230; <a href="http://endodoc.org/2011/06/25/do-statins-really-increase-risk-of-diabetes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://endodoc.org/2011/06/25/do-statins-really-increase-risk-of-diabetes/</link>
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