Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: EPODE is a coordinated, capacity-building approach for communities to implement effective and sustainable strategies to prevent childhood obesity.Methods: At central level, a coordination team using social marketing and organizational techniques trains and coaches a local project manager nominated in each EPODE town by the local authorities. The local project manager is also provided with tools to mobilize local stakeholders through a local...

Introduction: EPODE is a coordinated, capacity-building methodology for communities to implement effective and sustainable strategies to prevent childhood obesity. Since 2008, the EPODE European Network (EEN), supported by the European Commission (DG SANCO), is aimed at facilitating the implementation of interventions using the EPODE methodology in other regions and countries.Methodology: From 2008 to 2011, four committees – gathering universities a...

BackgroundPropylthiouracil treatment of Graves' disease has been postulated to provoke anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, particularly myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA, however it is unclear whether the abnormal immune environment of autoimmine thyroid disease influences the development of ANCA.MethodsThe occurrence of ANCA and the relationship to thionamide treatment was investigated in 407 patients' with Graves' disease, 200 with Hashimo...