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From the Editor’s Desk

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Dear Colleague:

We have applied for and expect to be granted the opportunity of granting CME credits for reading GGH. Thus, while you enjoy the lead article and each one of the reviews you may also meet your requirements for licensure in the comfort of your home or office. In the near future the CME application and questionnaire will be posted on line. Once you complete it you will attain the necessary credits. Hopefully this feature will add to the value you place to the journal.

The current issue of GGH includes a very timely review of the safety and effectiveness of growth hormone for body building and improved athletic performance. The article by Dr. Alan Rogol brings us up to date and clarifies the issues that were widely discussed during this past summer’s Olympic Games in China. However the article should also serve the pediatric endocrinologist to guide their patients and their families who seek this treatment to enhance their children’s abilities. It should also serve as a resource to warn them of the illicit use of this product for such purposes, as well as to caution them to avoid falling prey to the multiple ineffective, expensive, and unregulated products available for purchase through the Internet. I also want to bring to your attention the reviews on the genetics of stature and the genetics of dwarfism. These excellent reviews include a synthesis of the state of the art of the most current papers and concepts in the field. Also noteworthy is the review dealing with the limited workforce of pediatric endocrinologists.

The economic situation of GGH continues to worsen with the downturn of the economy, yet we do not qualify for a bailout. Therefore I would appreciate your support in the form of a generous contribution so we may continue fulfilling your educational needs. I am sure you are being swamped with donation requests, please put GGH on top of your list and make your tax-deductible contribution to Pediatric Sunshine Academics, Inc. at http://www.PedSacademics.org or mail to 1040 Alston Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2009
Fima Lifshitz, MD
Editor-in-Chief

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