Prednisone and Prednisolone in Dogs... Nov 21, 2009
They are commonly used to treat Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) and also have some mineralocorticoid effect in treating this disease. Side Effects of Prednisone and Prednisolone in the Canine and Feline. (Suite101.com)
Garrison Keillor Oct 31, 2009
I caught part of a radio call-in show the other day on which a vet was fielding questions about Addison's disease among basset hounds and a cocker spaniel's hypothyroid problem and what can be done about a bulldog who snores (he needs to lose weight), and it was interesting to discover the excellent medical care that dogs have come to expect these days. The vet was herself a dog parent, as she put it, and there was genuine feeling in her voice when she discussed the bassets' hormonal problems,... (Salon)
JFK's Health Problems More Complex Than Thought Sep 2, 2009
A new report by a U.S. Navy physician claims that Kennedy suffered from a more complex endocrine problem than the Addison's disease he was diagnosed with as a young man. In the Sept. 1 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Lee Mandel, senior medical officer aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, writes that Kennedy suffered from autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 (APS-2), a rare disorder that can lead to Addison's disease, hypothyroidism and other glandular diseases ...... (MEDLINEplus)
'American Adulterer' offers compelling, clinical look at JFK Jul 30, 2009
Central to the book's premise is that this great man has been saddled with a laundry list of debilitating afflictions, including Addison's disease, thyroid deficiency, gastric reflux, peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, prostatitis, urethritis, mysterious fevers, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and asthma. Racked with pain, relentless intestinal distress, his movements stiffly hogtied by a back brace, Kennedy is medicated, probed and punctured by a team of doctors in... (USA Today -- Life)
What Is Celiac Disease? Jul 2, 2009
Addison's disease (malfunctioning of the adrenal glands). Is There a Cure for Celiac Disease. (Suite101.com)
American Adulterer Jun 24, 2009
Kennedy was nothing if not a chemical man, at little more than 40 already treated variously for Addison's disease, thyroid deficiency, gastric and urinary ailments, venereal disease, high cholesterol, allergies, asthma, lumbar vertebral collapse, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, which resulted in his being forced to wear a back brace (and which contributed to his death because it held him rigid and left him incapable of ducking the second shot, to his head). Cortisone puffed his jowls and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Family waits for coroner's results (2) Jun 17, 2009
"She also said Chris had contracted malaria three times while he was living in Africa working as a miner, and had three heart attacks in his 39-year lifespan."He was very concerned about two of his three brothers, especially since one of them had currently been diagnosed with Addison's disease and had dropped a lot of weight, which really affected him," she explained. "Chris was very compassionate. His brothers meant a lot to him and he would give a lot of energy to anyone he cared about. (Malibu Times, CA)
Court case over boy's 1990 death Feb 25, 2009
Robbie Powell, 10, died of Addison's disease, a chronic but treatable condition affecting the adrenal glands ... " In 2004, a jury at the inquest into Robbie's death returned a verdict of natural causes, aggravated by neglect. The inquest heard a hospital consultant had ordered a test which would have picked up Addison's disease - a rare but treatable hormonal condition - but the test was never carried out. In the two weeks before his death, Robbie was seen seven times by five family doctors.... (BBC News)
Court case over boy's 1990 death Feb 23, 2009
Robbie Powell, 10, died of Addison's disease, a chronic but treatable condition affecting the adrenal glands. Robbie's father William Powell, of Ystradgynlais, Powys, had asked the GMC to investigate. (BBC News -- UK)
Lust in the dust jackets Feb 14, 2009
It's this tone, elegiac and grave (Austen was in constant ill-health with the Addison's disease that was to shortly kill her), that turns it into something more than the others, perhaps a great love story where the intellectual and emotional power bear equal weight. Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth have had eight years to contemplate their earlier chaste and failed love affair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
