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(Contemporary Endocrinology.) Edited by Derek LeRoith and Aaron I. Vinik. 367 pp., illustrated. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2008. $139. ISBN 978-1-58829-708-2.

Shortly before his election as president, John F. Kennedy wrote, "Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors." To this statement we might add "and books on controversial medical topics," since the book Controversies in Treating Diabetes demonstrates that valuable knowledge can be gained from studying controversial topics in the field of diabetes.

The book is part of the Contemporary Endocrinology series from Humana Press, whose target audience is practicing endocrinologists and researchers. The editors, Derek LeRoith and Aaron Vinik, faced a challenging task: they set out to address both the clinical and the research aspects of diabetes in a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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