From the Editor’s Desk

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Dear Colleague:

In the first issue of 2007, volume 23 number 1, the lead article by Drs. Kim and Grimberg deals with a clinical experimental area of interest—namely, the non-growth uses of IGF-I currently under investigation. Most of the ongoing research trials in this field are at the pre-clinical stage. These protocols should be of academic interest to the readers of GGH; perhaps in the future, some of them may be of potential clinical application if proven safe and efficacious. I also want to bring to your attention a most interesting ethical dilemma posed by the paper “Growth Attenuation in Developmental Disabilities.” This paper has been widely discussed in the media and lay press (ie, “A Convenient Truth” by Peter Singer, The New York Times, January 26, 2007) and in several blogs on the Internet. The lucid editorial comments by Dr. Sandberg bring forth the ethical considerations in a succinct manner. Please let me know if you have encountered similar situations and/or treated such patients.

The printed version of the journal includes 7 additional reviews and the online version includes 10 additional reviews of importance in the field. In addition, please note the book review written by Dr. Robert Blizzard in the e-section of the journal. The book is titled Size Matters: How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys – and the Men They Become by Stephen Hall (Houghton Mifflin, 2006). This book should be a great resource for you and your patients with short stature. There are few books like this one, although another that I have enjoyed and have recommended to my patients was written several years ago, The Height of Your Life by Ralph Keys (Warner Books, 1982).

Sincerely,
Fima Lifshitz, MD
Editor-in-Chief
FimaLifshitz@GGHjournal.com

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