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• 🎬 Video: How the Body Works: The Adrenal Cortex and Medulla
  The adrenal glands sitting above the kidneys are richly supplied with blood and with sympathetic nerve endings. Block sections show the blood supply and cellular arrangement of the adrenals. Two different regions are distinguishable--the cortex, controlled by the pituitary hormone ACTH, produces hormones which maintain body chemistry, and the medulla, which […]
• 📰 Sharmyn, In The Media
  In the media: Sharmyn had pituitary Cushing's and is in remission. This is a compilation of some of her interviews and videos.
• ⭐️ Top PIcks updated March 15, 2019
  Top content from across the community, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community,
• 📰 Cushing's Disease Stresses Your Heart and Your Mental Health
  Adults with Cushing's syndrome, also called hypercortisolism, have a three-fold higher risk of dying from heart disease compared to the general population, according to findings reported by a Swiss research team. Although the researchers found that the risk drops when patients are under care, receiving treatment, and are in remission, the risks don […]
• 🖤 In Memory of Sue Koziol (SuziQ), March 12, 2006
  Sue was born in Michigan on August 08, 1946 and passed away on March 12, 2006 at the age of 59. She was a very special friend to Cushies world-wide. We will remember her always.
• 📰 Even in Remission, Cushing’s Patients Have Excess Mortality
  The outcomes of Cushing’s disease patients have improved with the introduction of several therapeutic approaches, such as minimally invasive surgery and cortisol-lowering therapies. However, mortality is still high, especially among those who do not achieve remission.
• ❓Do You Use Mario Badescu Skin Care Products?
  The plaintiffs were unaware of the steroids in Mario Badescu’s products and used the products on their faces, usually daily, for as long as fourteen years. Many of the plaintiffs allege that they unwittingly became addicted to the steroids such that even a day without use of the Products caused severe and painful withdrawal reactions. Moreover, many of the p […]
• 🎬 Video: Cushing Disease & ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors
  Irina Bancos, M.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota, discuss Mayo's multidisciplinary approach to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumors. Pituitary tumors are common and often don't cause problems. But some pitui […]
• 📰 Laparoscopic Removal of Adrenal Glands Safe for Obese Cushing’s Patients
  Laparoscopic adrenalectomy — a minimally invasive procedure that removes the adrenal glands through a tiny hole in the abdomen — can be safely performed in obese patients with Cushing’s syndrome, a retrospective study reports.The surgery resolved symptoms in 95% of cases, reducing cortisol levels, lowering blood pressure, and leading to a significant loss of […]
• ✍️ Tim D (TimD), Undiagnosed Bio
  Tim is from Middletown, Connecticut. He is glad I finally getting tested
• 📞 Webinar: Does Extent of Resection Matter in Pituitary Surgery?
  Dr. Theodore Friedman will be joined by Shira Miller, MD hosting a webinar on New and Traditional Treatments for Male Hypogonadism. Spouses welcome
• 🏞 New Cushie added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Sheryl is from Florida. Her journey started about 7 years ago with severe insomnia, muscle and joint aches. She was deteriorating so rapidly that I decided to go to LA and see Dr. Friedman
• 😃 New Testimonial From Sheryl
  For the first time in many years I feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so greatful that I have found Board s like this one so that I am able to inform myself. So thank you !
• 💉 New Helpful Doctor added to California
  Sheryl added her Helpful Doctor Theodore Friedman
• ✍️ Sheryl, Pituitary Bio
  Sheryl is from Florida. Her journey started about 7 years ago with severe insomnia, muscle and joint aches. She was deteriorating so rapidly that I decided to go to LA and see Dr. Friedman
• 📰 Hormonal Imbalance – Indication of Pituitary Gland Tumors
  “Highlights of the therapy being ease of access to any complex location without the need to use the surgical knife, precision of the beam with high dose radiation to the tumor location, and the safety. It is a day care procedure without pain and risk, and the patient can get back to daily chores as soon as the session gets over which depends on the tumor typ […]
• 🏞 New Cushie added to the Cushing's MemberMap
  Barbara is from Columbus, Ohio She has been experiencing symptoms since the mid 1990s. Barbara spent almost four years on high doses of steroids for a brain tumor, and had difficulty being weaned off.
• ✍️ Barbara S, Steroid-Induced Bio
  Barbara is from Columbus, Ohio She has been experiencing symptoms since the mid 1990s. Barbara spent almost four years on high doses of steroids for a brain tumor, and had difficulty being weaned off.
• 😃 New Testimonial From nighthawk
  This forum is an invaluable resource with a treasure trove of information and I'll continue to update my case in hopes that it may help others.
• 🖤 In Memory of Erica Michelle “GaGa” Meno, March 6, 2015
  Erica was a fellow Cushing’s Disease survivor. She had been through pituitary surgery, radiation, and a BLA in an effort to receive her cure.