ADDISON'S DISEASE

[for Thomas Addison], progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The deterioration of this tissue causes a decrease in the secretion of steroid hormones, many of which are necessary for the maintenance of life. In many cases the cause of the wasting process is not known; in others the predominant cause is the formation and infiltration of tumors, inflammatory disease, or surgery. Symptoms are increasing weakness, abnormal pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, weight loss, low blood pressure, dehydration, and gastrointestinal upsets. Secondary Addison's disease is most commonly caused by acute withdrawal of steroids. Once considered inevitably fatal, Addison's disease can now be treated with injections of adrenocortical hormones.

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The Angry Gut: Coping with Colitis and Crohn's Disease
Book by W. Grant Thompson; Perseus Books, 1993
Subjects: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
...result. Potentially fatal, this condition is termed Addisons disease and can be treated by certain adrenal steroid drugs...after prolonged therapy, a hypoadrenalism similar to Addisons disease may result. Subsequently, a sudden stress such...
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It's Not Just Growing Pains: A Guide to Childhood Muscle, Bone, and Joint Pain, Rheumatic Diseases, and the Latest Treatments
Book by Thomas J. A. Lehman; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Pediatric Rheumatology, Rheumatism In Children
...293, 305 addiction to drugs, 98 Addisons disease, 296 adolescents: back pain...Syndrome, 392 American Behcets Disease Association, 392 American College...antibody), 343-46; ce- liac disease, 135; failure to thrive, 61...
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Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
Book by Andrew Baum, Albert J. Stunkard; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991
Subjects: Eating Disorders, Psychosexual Disorders, Sleep Disorders
...apparently vigorous health, did suffer from Addisons Disease related to damage to his adrenal during...somewhat high incidence of cardiovascular disease, particularly myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease among these individuals. Lets look...
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Health of Black Americans from Post Reconstruction to Integration, 1871-1960: An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Sources
Book by Mitchell F. Rice, Woodrow Jones Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1990
Subjects: African Americans--Diseases--History--19th Century--Abstracts, African Americans--Diseases--History--20th Century--Abstracts, African Americans--Medical Care--History--19th Century--Abstracts, African Americans--Medical Care--History--20th Century--Abstracts
...Richard H. and Irby Robert. "Addisons Disease in the Negro," The American Journal...Earlier research on the topic of Addisons disease in blacks indicated it...occurrence. Presents six cases of Addisons disease in blacks. Five of the...
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Was George Washington Really the Father of Our Country? A Clinical Geneticist Looks at World History
Book by Robert Marion M. D.; Addison-Wesley, 1994
Subjects: Diseases And History, Heads Of State--Health And Hygiene, Human Genetics
Addisons disease results when all or most of the cells...other bacteria or fungi known to cause Addisons disease, it is most likely that his...feature noted in nearly every patient with Addisons disease is the deposition of dark pigment...
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journal articles on: Addisons Disease  - 52 results

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What's Love Got to Do with Addison's Cato?
Journal article by Lisa A. Freeman; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 39, 1999
Subjects: Cato (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature, 1700-1775 (Early 18th century)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Political plays--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Whats Love Got to Do with Addisons Cato by Lisa A. Freeman On the occasion of the first performances of Joseph Addisons Cato (1713), Alexander Pope wrote...since, the political affinities of Addisons Cato have been the subject of popular...
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Revolution and the French Disease: Laetitia Matilda Hawkins's 'Letters' to Helen Maria Williams
Journal article by Steven Blakemore; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 36, 1996
Subjects: English literature, 1775-1837 (Romantic period)--Social aspects, France--Revolution, 1789-1799, Hawkins, Laeticia Matilda--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Williams, Helen Maria--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--18th century
Revolution and the French disease: Laetitia Matilda Hawkinss Letters...Faith, Liberty, and Country. Addisons one grudging exception to feminine...women infected with the "French disease," a foreign disease caused by promiscuous ideological...
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Population Structure and Inbreeding from Pedigree Analysis of Purebred Dogs
Journal article by Federico C. F Calboli, Jeff Sampson, Neale Fretwell, David J. Balding; Genetics, Vol. 179, 2008
Subjects: Artificial insemination, Associations, Data bases, Disease, Dogs, Generations, Genetic disorders, Genetic diversity, Population, Religion, Studies
...a model species for human disease. Purebred dogs have been...of dogs as models for human disease include substantial genomic...animals in laboratories. Many diseases affecting dogs have high prevalence...or a few breeds, such as Addisons disease, common in Portuguese water...
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Steroids in Arms: Science, Government, Industry, and the Hormones of the Adrenal Cortex in the United States, 1930-1950
Journal article by Nicolas Rasmussen; Medical History, Vol. 46, 2002
Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones
...instability" and low resistance to disease. Of course, Addisons patients suffered such problems...confirming that the treatment of Addisons disease was not the driving force...bacterial toxins, in treating Addisons disease, and perhaps in other endocrine...
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The Presidents' Mental Health
Journal article by Kirath Raj; American Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 31, 2005
Subjects: American history, Disability, Health, Medical disorders, Mental depression, Personal profiles, Politics, Presidents, Psychology, Qualifications
...that Kennedys tan was a symptom of Addisons disease and his youthful enthusiasm was...25 Worse still, Kennedy had Addisons disease, which is caused by a...untreated.26 The symptoms of Addisons disease include fatigue, low blood...
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Adrenal Disease in the White House
Magazine article; Nutrition Health Review, Spring 2005
Adrenal Disease in the White House Addisons disease is a rare disorder characterized...1947, a doctor in London diagnosed Addisons disease in John F. Kennedy, who...this disease. They stated that Addisons disease was an insufficiency of...
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The Mouth as Body's Mirror
Magazine article by Judy Folkenberg; FDA Consumer, Vol. 23, December 1989
Subjects: Cancer--Risk factors, Mouth diseases--Risk factors, Oral manifestations of general diseases--Analysis, Oral manifestations--Analysis, Smokeless tobacco--Physiological aspects, Smoking and youth--Health aspects, Youth smoking--Health aspects
...a diagnosis of a particular connective tissue disease-a serious chronic disease of the skin and internal organs. Other disorders...A doctor can also find diagnostic clues to Addisons disease (a disease of the adrenal glands that afflicted...
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Going to the Dogs
Magazine article by Karen Hopkin; The Scientist, Vol. 22, August 2008
Subjects: Cancer, Disease, Drugs, Evolutionary biology, Gene expression, Genetic markers, Growth hormones, Medical research, Science
...such as body size, and for diseases particularly prevalent in...out genetic contributions to disease," says NHGRIs Eric Green...biology and also into human disease." PET PROJECT Ostrander...team have mapped a number of disease genes, including a gene involved...done a piece of research on Addisons disease in Portuguese water...
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Medical Ordeals of JFK: Recent Assessments of Kennedy's Presidency Have Tended to Raise "Questions of Character" - to View His Administration in the Context of His Sometimes Wayward Personal Behavior ..
Magazine article by Robert Dallek; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, December 2002
Subjects: Kennedy, John F., President of the United States, United States--Political aspects
...treated with DOCA after his Addisons disease was diagnosed, in 1947. But...his colitis well before the Addisons disease diagnosis. If so, he may have...have been the cause of Kennedys Addisons disease. (Jacks sister Eunice also...
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The Medical Ordeals of JFK
Magazine article by Robert Dallek; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, December 2002
Subjects: Kennedy, John F.--Health aspects, Kennedy, John F.--History, Kennedy, John F.--Powers and duties, President of the United States, United States history--Analysis
...treated with DOCA after his Addisons disease was diagnosed, in 1947. But...his colitis well before the Addisons disease diagnosis. If so, he may have...have been the cause of Kennedys Addisons disease. (Jacks sister Eunice also...
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WONDER DOG; Coco Sniffs out Disease
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), May 2, 2010
...WONDER DOG; Coco Sniffs out Disease. Byline: Jennifer Kyte SUPER...about to suffer an attack of Addisons Disease. The illness is life...world capable of detecting Addisons Disease. Hes like a portable...help with conditions such as Addisons, narcolepsy and diabetes...
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RACHAEL WAS OUR ONE IN A MILLION; Heartbroken Mum Tells How Daughter Fell Victim to Rare Killer Disease
Newspaper article by Alistair Clay; The Mirror (London, England), March 31, 2000
...Fell Victim to Rare Killer Disease. by Alistair Clay A PROMISING...down by the killer hormonal disease a month ago. The condition - known as Addisons disease - destroys the bodys...had been suffering from Addisons disease - which normally...
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The White Man Who Was Mistaken for an Asian; LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE THAT MADE A SALESMAN CHANGE COLOUR,'At First, Friends Thought I Had a Suntan. Then My Skin Became Darker and Darker'
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 9, 1996
...for an Asian; LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE THAT MADE A SALESMAN CHANGE COLOUR...weaker. Specialists diagnosed Addisons Disease, an illness which is said to be...skin. Doctors told Mr Weir the disease had drained away almost all his...
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How Can a Secret Court Be Allowed to Take Our Children? the Supreme Court Ruled That This Couple's Son and Daughter Be Sent to Britain to Be Adopted. Devastated, They Want to Know
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 4, 2010
Subjects: Adoption, Social service, Social services
...diagnosed with Addisons disease and that medics considered...have been caused by Addisons. However, the GP noted...diagnose his wife with Addisons disease. Crucially...problem or possible Addisons disease. In the absence of...
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Could Statins Be Making My Hair Fall out? ASK THE DOCTOR; Every Week Dr Martin Scurr, a Top GP, Answers Your Questions
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 20, 2010
Subjects: Blood cholesterol--Personal narratives, General practitioners--Personal narratives, Physicians (General practice)--Personal narratives, Simvastatin--Personal narratives
...factors for coronary heart disease, given your family history...has just found out she has Addisons disease and will need to take...correct diagnosis was made. Addisons disease is the slow failure...person in 20,000 develops Addisons disease, which can occur in...
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encyclopedia articles on: Addisons Disease  - 8 results

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Addison's Disease
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ADDISONS DISEASE for Thomas Addison , progressive disease...and gastrointestinal upsets. Secondary Addisons disease is most commonly caused by acute...Once considered inevitably fatal, Addisons disease can now be treated with injections...
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Addison, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...important research on pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other diseases. He was the first to recognize (1855) the disease of the adrenal glands that later became known as Addisons disease , and he is equally famous for his description of pernicious...
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Corticosteroid Drug
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...modifying effects on many diseases. Some corticosteroid derivatives...hydrocortisone are used to treat Addisons disease , a disorder caused by underproduction...arthritis and other rheumatoid diseases, including rheumatic heart disease. They are also used in some cases of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus...
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Cortisone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the treatment of innumerable diseases including asthma and other allergic...arthritis, and various skin diseases. Cortisone is necessary to maintain...glands to synthesize cortisone (Addisons disease) or surgical removal of the...
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Hydrocortisone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to medicinal metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects. Like cortisone, it is used to treat Addisons disease , inflammatory and rheumatoid diseases, and allergies. Low-potency hydrocortisone, available over the counter, is used to treat...
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