Cushing's with Moxie: Fighting The Worst Disease You've Never Heard Of

“Genetics and runaway appetite are not the only causes of obesity. Sometimes, your own body can turn against you in ways you never thought possible.” ~The Science of Obesity

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Exposure To Low Doses Of Multiple Xenoestrogens Found To Strongly Distort Hormone Action

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Endocrine disruptors. Patients with hormonal imbalances of unknown origin cringe when they hear these words.  A recent study on the pituitar...

SIGNIFOR - New Product Releases

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Signifor is a new pharmacological treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has ...

Pituitary Stalk Lesions: The Mayo Clinic Experience

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Pituitary Stalk Lesions: The Mayo Clinic Experience http://m.jcem.endojournals.org/content/early/2013/03/22/jc.2012-4171.abstract Context:  ...

15-yo Katie Rozena battles Cushing's and wins

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Katie, brave Katie. Thank you for sharing your story.  It is so important for those who come after you. Have fun in your ...

My Very Own "CSI: Cyclical Cushing's"

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HAS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST EVER TOLD YOU THAT CYCLICAL CUSHING'S WAS NEW OR RARE? For the past six years or 2,190 days,...

Nocturnal Salivary Cortisol May Prove to be an Additional Option or Replacement for Early Morning Urine in Detecting Cyclical Cushing's Syndrome

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Ireland, well done you!  Doctors continue to confirm the legitimacy of nighttime  cortisol  saliva samples in diagnosing Cushies. By now, t...
Friday, April 26, 2013

We Need New Ways to Measure Cortisol

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Every week, I read articles about cortisol, ACTH, hypercortisolemia, the pituitary, adult growth hormone deficiency, inflammation, and depre...

30 Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms: Are You Depressed?

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It is obvious that Cushing's patients face physical limitations and deformities. Mental and emotional changes are ever present but har...

How to Really Help a Sick Friend

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Thank you, Real Simple, for keeping it real. How to Really Help a Sick Friend http://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/emotional-health/ho...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

A 'not-so-rare' story in the journey of a rare disease diagnosis

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Thank you to Lisa for sharing her story in April for Cushing's Awareness Month and for highlighting the importance of finding support f...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Approach to the Cushing's Disease Patient With Persistent/Recurrent Hypercortisolism After Pituitary Surgery

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I am thankful to see an uptick in the number and quality of articles discussing persistent Cushing's.  This April 2013 Journal of Clinic...
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