Sunday, April 28, 2013

Ready to Read MRIs, Junior Radiologist?

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Y ou have an MRI. The doctor is saying this and that, pointing to the  shaded  parts on the MRI  with great confidence and speed.  A ll y...
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...