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• Endocrine Gland Geography
  Endocrine Pathology [jpeg archive + comments] - WebPath, University of Utah (US)
  Clinical Guidelines for Endocrinologists - Am Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists
  Factsheets from The Endocrine Society
  Endocrine Disease & Diabetes Center - PharmInfo
  Case Studies in Endocrine Disorders - Tulane Univ. (US)
  Endocrinology Databases [AG Amador] - S. Illinois Univ./School of Medicine (US)
  Endocrinology - Diabetes & Endocrinology Treatment C., Palm Beach, FL (US)
  Endocrine Disorders & Endocrine Surgery including an Index page [J Norman] - FL (US)
  The Hormones of the Human - JW Kimball's Biology Pages
  Hormones: an overview - UC/Davis
  On Hypothalamus and the Endocrine System - WUSTL
  Reproductive Endocrinology at Hershey Med C./Penn State (US)
  Endocrines and Reproduction [D Banks] - Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London (UK)
  About Gonadotrophins and Human Reproduction - Ferti.Net
  About Precocious Puberty - InteliHealth/J Hopkins U.
  About Precocious Puberty from the The MAGIC Foundation for Childrens Growth
  Human Growth Foundation - (US)
  The Child Growth Foundation - London (UK)
  Growth Hormone Information - Novo (DK)
  Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome - Massachusetts General Hosp., Neuroendocrine C. (US)
  Growth Hormone Deficiency - Vanderbilt U. (US)
  About Growth Hormone - US Doctor on Internet
  Growth Hormone in Children - DEC Report 57 (UK)
  Anthropometric Desk Reference [B Bender]
  The Pineal Gland - IIBN
  Brief about Some Hormone Releasing Systems of the Brain [RA Swain] - (US)
  Steroid Hormone Metabolism [Th Steimer] - (CH)
  The Testosterone Source
  Testosterone Therapy in Men [L Katznelson] - Harvard/Neurosurgery
  Anabolic Steroids, a research report from NIDA
  Psychological & Behavioral Effects of Endogenous Testosterone Levels and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Among Males: A Review '90 [Bahrke et al]
  The Endocrine Disruptor Resource Center - (US)
  Environmental Estrogens and Other Hormones [links] - Tulane U (US)
  Endocrinology Teaching Files - LUMEN (US)
  The DHEA Home Page [J Howard] - (US)
  

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  • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Diabetes Mellitus [DW Foster] - sample text from Harrison's Online
    • Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus: Do We Need New Criteria? [Matfin et al.] - Am. Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists
    • Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus: New Criteria [J Mayfield] - Am. Family Phys, Oct '98
    • Information from WHO Diabetes Programme - (CH)
    • The Diabetes Monitor - Midwest Diabetes Care C., Inc.
    • Online Diabetes Resources [R Mendosa]
    • Metabolic Disorders: Glucose - U.of Iowa (US)
    • Clinical Practice Recommendations '97, and a What's New section from the American Diabetes Association
    • Canadian Diabetes Association
    • Insulin-Free World Foundation
    • The Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Handbook on Diabetes - (AU)
    • Children with Diabetes [online magazine] - San Francisco (US)
    • DRINet, Diabetes Research Institute - University of Miami (US)
    • Missouri Diabetes Directory including a set of Clinical Guidelines for Patients & Physicians
    • CDC Diabetes Home Page - (US)
    • Online Diabetes Library - Joslin Diabetes C., Harvard (US)
    • DiabetologNytt [in Swedish!] - Sv. Förening för Diabetologi (SE)
    • Diabetes Info Server [J Buchner; in German] - (DE)
    • Dibetes-Centre at Univ. of Leipzig (DE)
    • The Diabetes Mall - Diabetes Services Inc., CA (US)
    • The Diabetic Data Centre - (UK)
    • DIABTRENDS-Manual - (CH)
    • The US Nat'l Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program
    • Documents on Diabetes [for patients] - NIDDK/NIH (US)
    • pricking fingers [for patients] - NIDDK/NIH (US)
    • Pathology of Diabetes Mellitus - WebPath, University of Utah (US)
    • Slide show about Acute Emergencies of Diabetes Mellitus - Diabetes Monitor (US)
    • Diabetes and Kidney Disease - Nephrology Assoc., FL (US)
    • Diabetes and Kidney Disease - Nat'l Kidney Foundation (US)
    • Skin Manifestations in Diabetes Mellitus [Huntley & Drugge]
    • About some Skin Diseases in Diabetes Mellitus - Nat'l Skin C. (SG)
    • Diabetic Neuropathy: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes - NDIC '95
    • Current and Future Therapies of Diabetic Neuropathy [Setter et al.] - US Parmacist , Nov '98
    • About Diabetic Eye Disease [for people at-risk] - National Eye Institute (US)
    • Seaweed Fight Diabetes and Thicken Cat Food [A. Kjaervik] - (NO)
    • Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Diabetic Wounds - MarketNet, Inc. (US)
    • Amputation Prevention
    • Understanding Insulin-Dependent Diabetes [HP Chase]
    • Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes - NIDDK
    • About Insulin [K Harper] - Claremont Coll. (US)
    • About Insulin Pump Therapy - MiniMed (US)
    • Diabetes Self-Management [magazine]
    • The Diabetes Healing Handbook - Univ of Massachusetts Med C. (US)
    • Tracking the Genes to Conquer Diabetes [E Colimore] - Franklin Institute Sci Museum (US)
    • Glossary of Diabetes Related Terms - Univ. of Wisconsin (via Missouri Diabetes) (US)
    • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
      • About Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Nonketotic Hyperosmolarity [RR Hemphill] - EMBBS (US)
      • Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Vanderbilt Univ. (US)
    • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma
      • Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic coma [M Sagarin] - e-Medicine
    • Wolfram Syndrome
      • Some Qs&As about DIDMOAD (Wolfram Syndrome) - Children With Diabetes
      • About 'Maureen' [J Koenig]
      • Brief note on the WS gene and mental problems - NAMI '98
      • Wolfram Syndrome / DIDMOAD - OMIM, NCBI/NLM (US)
  • Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
    • Endocrine System Cancers - Oncolink, University of Pennsylvania (US)
    • About Familial Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (Wermer's syndrome) - NIDDK/NIH (US)
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases
    US Nat'l Adrenal Diseases Foundation
    Your Adrenal Glands [J Norman] - Endocrine Surgery
    Adrenal, Parathyroids, Thymus, Pineal [lecture notes ; E Friedlander]
    

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    • Addison's Disease
      • About Addison's Disease - NIDDK/NIH (US)
      • Addison's Disease - Vanderbilt U. (US)
      • ACIF - Addison & Cushing Int'l Federation - (NL)
      • Prompt Differentiation of Addison's Disease from Anorexia Nervosa ..., .pdf file [Adams et al.] - SMJ Feb '98 (US)
    • Adrenoleukodystrophy
      • About Adrenoleukodystrophy
      • Information from the ALD Int'l Research Group - (DE)
      • About Adrenoleukodystrophy - NINDS/NIH (US)
      • The AMN-ALD Community Pages [Theresa ?]
    • Hyperaldosteronism
      • About Hyperaldosteronism in Children and Adults - ThriveHealth (US)
    • Cushing's Syndrome
      • About Cushing's Syndrome - NIDDK/NIH (US)
      • Cushing's Syndrome Information [C Lewis]
      • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Evaluation of Cushing's Syndrome Patients - Massachusetts General Hosp., Neuroendocrine C. (US)
      • On Cuching's Syndrome Laboratorial Diagnosis - MedStudents (BR)
      • ACIF - Addison & Cushing Int'l Federation - (NL)
      • Cuching's Support & Research Foundation - (US)
  • Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune
    • Schmidt Syndrome - OMIM, NCBI/NLM (US)
    • Cherryl's Story (about Schmidt's Syndrome) and Aspen's Autoimmune Disease Support Page [A Brook Johnson]
  • Breast Diseases
    Lumpy Breasts: How Dangerous Are They? - HomeArts (US)
    Diagnosis & Management of Breast Problems During Pregnancy & Lactation [C Scott-Conner] - U of Iowa (US)
    Sore Nipple Management, Prevention and Treatment, Medela, Inc. - Virt Hosp/Iowa (US)

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    • Lactation Disorders
      • Does Nipple Discharge Mean I Have Cancer? - HomeArts (US)
      • Brief note about Galactorrhea - UC/Davis (US)
      • The Breastfeeding Advocacy Page - ProMoM
      • About Breast Pain: Plugged Ducts and Mastitis - Suite101
      • On Human Milk and Lactation [WL Hurley] - Univ of Illinois (US)
      • Oxytocin in Reproductive Biology [JJ Dreifuss] - (CH)
      • About some Breastfeeding problems - BabyCenter
  • Pituitary Diseases
    • Hypothalamus--Pituitary connection [D Banks] - (UK)
    • Pituitary Cancer - Oncolink (US)
    • Links to Pituitary Tumor Resources, a List of Typical Pituitary Tumor Symptoms, and about Clinically Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas: Characterization & Diagnosis - MGH/Neuroendocrine Clin C. (US)
    • About Surgical removal of pituitary adenomas [patient info] - USCF (US)
    • Pituitary Tumor Network Association - (US)
    • About Prolactinoma - NIDDK (US)
    • Prolactinoma - SUNY-HSC Syracuse/Neurosurg.
    • Treatment of Prolactinomas [C Anthistle]
    • About Prolactinoma - MGH/Neuroendocrin Clin C (US)
    • Stereotactic Proton Irradiation of Pituitary Adenomas [Thornton & Loeffler] - MGH/Harvard, and about Pituitary Adenoma Removal Procedure - UCSF (US)
    • Acromegaly and Gigantism - MedStudents (BR)
    • Acromegaly: Complications and Therapeutic Update [L Katznelson] - MGH/Harvard (US)
    • Acromegaly, Mr Punch and Caricature [D Bryson] - (UK)
  • Parathyroid Diseases
    • About Parathyroid Disease [J Yoo] - UTMB (US)
    • About Your Parathyroid and Hyperparathyroidism - Endocrineweb.com
    • Hyperparathyroidism - NIH Oct '90 (US)
  • Thyroid Diseases
    Basics of the Thyroid Gland - EM Pharma
    Your Thyroid [J Norman] - Endocrine Surgery
    Your Thyroid Gland - Am Acad of Otolaryngology (US)
    Thyroid Imaging [R Blumhardt] - Nucl. Radiology/UTHSCSA
    CME notes on Thyroid Function Tests [DL Ross] - TMC (US)
    Thyroid Federation Internatonal
    Thyroid Foundation of America including a section about Thyroid Disease in the Elderly
    Thyroid Foundation of Canada including some Thyroid Disease Health Guides
    Some Thyroid Disorders - Missouri U. (US)
    Thyroid Conditions - Am. Medical Women's Assoc.
    Thyroid disease lecture notes [JPH Wyse] - (US)
    Thyroid Malignancy - LUMEN (US)
    Thyroid Disease including a News & Weblinks section, and a Questions+Answers section/S. Rosenthal [M Shomon] - The Mining Company
    Neuromuscular Aspects of Thyroid Disease - WUSTL
    The Thyroid Society
    American Thyroid Association
    Thyroid Diagnostic Center, Santa Monica - (US)
    Unmasking Thyroid Disease - Stanford (US)
    

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    • Hyperthyroidism
      • About Hyperthyroidism - Div. of General Internal Med./Stanford & UCSF, and about Thyroid Storm - U.of Iowa (US)
      • Hyperthyroidism [HJ Baskin]
      • Radioactive Iodine Treatment of Hyperthyroidism - Thyroid Found. of Canada
      • Hyperthyroidism - Missouri U. (US)
        
      • Graves' Disease
        • About Graves' Disease - Am Thyroid Assoc. (US)
        • Graves' Disease, Part 1 - MedStudents (BR)
        • Graves' Disease Message Board - (US)
        • Thyroid Eye Disease - West Virginia U. (US)
        • Eye Surgery for Grave's Disease - EyePlastics LLC
        • Graves' Disease Information - Mayo Med C., MN (US)
    • Hypothyroidism
      • About Hypothyroidism - Div. of General Internal Med./Stanford & UCSF (US)
      • Hypothyroidism - Thyroid Foundation of Am.
      • Underactive thyroid - Mayo Clinic
      • On Subclinical Hypothyroidism [RD Utiger]
      • Clinical Hypothyroidism in children - MAGIC Foundation
      • Hypothyroidism [HJ Baskin]
      • Primary (Secondary, Compensated, Juvenile, Congenital) [DW Gardner] - Missouri U. (US)
    • Thyroid Neoplasms
      • Introduction to Thyroid Cancer - Oncolink, University of Pennsylvania (US)
      • Thyroid Cancer - CancerNet/PDQ--Physician (US)
      • American Thyroid (Cancer) Clinic - (US)
      • About Thyroid Cancer [C Muller] - Dr Quinn's Textbook/UTMB (US)
    • Thyroid Nodule
      • Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis & Management of Thyroid Nodules - Am Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists
      • Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules [M Stesin]
    • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
      • Thryoiditis (Hashimoto's, Subacute, Silent, Post Partum) - Thyroid Foundation of Canada
      • About Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's, De Quervain's, Silent) [HJ Baskin]
      • Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease) - HealthAnswers
      • About Thyroiditis [A. Gandy] - PedBase
      • Microcarcinoma associated with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis [pathol. images] - MultiPath (IT)
  • Gonadal Disorders
    Human Sexual Differentiation [PC Sizonenko] - (CH)
    Sexual Differentiation and its Disorders [AM DiGeorge]
    About Sexual Differentiation Mechanisms [DR Deaver]
    
    • Hermaphroditism
      • About Hermaphroditism - LUMEN
      • FAQs about Intersexuality - ISNA (US)
      • The Molecular Basis for Intersexuality [IA Aaronson] - DUJ (US)
      • FAQ: Hormone Therapy for Transsexuals - Confluence Publ.
      • Intersexuality & Homophobia in Medical Practice [M Holmes]
      • Genital Mutilation Survivor's Support Network [H Bödeker]
    • Hypogonadism
      • Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment of Hypogonadism in Adult Male Patients [Petak et al.]
      • Brief info about Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism - HealthAnswers
      • Adult-Onset Idiopathic Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism - A Treatable Form of Male Infertility [Nachtigall et al] - NEJM Feb '97
    • Kallmann Syndrome
      • About Kallmann Syndrome [A. Gandy] - PedBase
      • Kallmann's Syndrome - MedStudents (BR)
    • Feminization
      • FAQ: Hormone Therapy for Male-to-Female Transsexuals

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