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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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While cold and cough are common, diseases like Addison s disease are rare. It is also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency or hypocortisolism as it is a result of insufficient production of hormones like cortisol and aldosterone by the adrenal glands. This disease can affect men and women of any age.
There are two types of Addison s disease. These are:
Primary adrenal insufficiency: In this case, the adrenal glands themselves have a problem.
Secondary adrenal insu...more
There are two types of Addison s disease. These are:
Primary adrenal insufficiency: In this case, the adrenal glands themselves have a problem.
Secondary adrenal insu...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Often, a medical crisis does not happen suddenly, and your body shows a few symptoms well before it reaches the critical phase. However, there are conditions when the symptoms occur quite suddenly, and one such is the Addisonian crisis.
Addison's disease is a condition that occurs when the body fails to produce sufficient levels of certain hormones that are secreted by the adrenal glands. In this disease, the adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and even low amounts of aldosterone...more
Addison's disease is a condition that occurs when the body fails to produce sufficient levels of certain hormones that are secreted by the adrenal glands. In this disease, the adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and even low amounts of aldosterone...more
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Cushing syndrome or round face syndrome, as some like to call it, is a hormonal disorder that is relatively uncommon. It is all about the stress hormone called Cortisol and how it can throw off the body systems. Read on to know the causes and symptoms of this disorder. But first of all, let us know what exactly is the Cushing syndrome?
When an individual's body is exposed more to a particular hormone called Cortisol, he/she may develop a condition called as Cushing syndrome. This can le...more
When an individual's body is exposed more to a particular hormone called Cortisol, he/she may develop a condition called as Cushing syndrome. This can le...more
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Cushing s syndrome occurs due to abnormally high levels of the hormone cortisol. This can happen for a variety of reasons. The most common cause is overuse of corticosteroid medications.
Causes:
Your adrenal glands produce cortisol. It helps with a number of your body s functions, including:
regulating blood pressure and the cardiovascular system
reducing the immune system s inflammatory response
converting carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energ...more
Causes:
Your adrenal glands produce cortisol. It helps with a number of your body s functions, including:
regulating blood pressure and the cardiovascular system
reducing the immune system s inflammatory response
converting carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energ...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Addison s disease is considered to be a life threatening and serious illness. When one suffers from this disease, the amount of hormones like Aldosterone and Cortisol reduces rapidly due to the poor functioning of the Adrenal glands. The hormones that the Adrenal glands produce are necessary for the body to function normally. To better understand what Addison s disease is all about, below are some basic facts.
Fact 1: Addison s disease is often confused or linked with adrenal insufficie...more
Fact 1: Addison s disease is often confused or linked with adrenal insufficie...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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1. Energy
An iron deficiency can mean that you aren t able to produce enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells therefore your body struggles to transport oxygen to your brain, tissues, muscles and cells, leaving you feeling exhausted and weak.
2. Muscle function
Iron is needed for muscle movement because it helps store the oxygen in muscles that allows them to move and strengthen. About 70 percent of your body s iron can found in the red blood cells of your blood call...more
An iron deficiency can mean that you aren t able to produce enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells therefore your body struggles to transport oxygen to your brain, tissues, muscles and cells, leaving you feeling exhausted and weak.
2. Muscle function
Iron is needed for muscle movement because it helps store the oxygen in muscles that allows them to move and strengthen. About 70 percent of your body s iron can found in the red blood cells of your blood call...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Cushing s syndrome occurs due to abnormally high levels of the hormone cortisol. This can happen for a variety of reasons. The most common cause is overuse of corticosteroid medications.
Causes:
Your adrenal glands produce cortisol. It helps with a number of your body s functions, including:
regulating blood pressure and the cardiovascular system
reducing the immune system s inflammatory response
converting carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energ...more
Causes:
Your adrenal glands produce cortisol. It helps with a number of your body s functions, including:
regulating blood pressure and the cardiovascular system
reducing the immune system s inflammatory response
converting carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energ...more
Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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Although most women experience menopause between the age of 45 and 55, but when women experience the menopause before they reach 40, it is termed a premature or early menopause. It is also known as premature ovarian failure.
This may be due to primary ovarian insufficiency in which there is decreased activity in ovaries and the periods spontaneously stops. It may be result of chemotherapy treatment for cancer or it can be surgically induced menopause when the ovaries are removed. Premature m...more
This may be due to primary ovarian insufficiency in which there is decreased activity in ovaries and the periods spontaneously stops. It may be result of chemotherapy treatment for cancer or it can be surgically induced menopause when the ovaries are removed. Premature m...more
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