MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adrenal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696980&cid=t_112073_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FdvkbaBuSyIU%2F If you didn’t read my last post ‘You’re Depressed! – The Medical History of a Life Coach‘, this is going to make zero sense to you, so go and check it out now and I’ll be waiting for you to return. It was cool to know that my latest lump wasn’t about to eat half my face away and that it was connected to my hemochromatosis. Even so it still sucked knowing that there was nothing I could do to stop the recurring abscesses other than maintain a regime of phlebotomies. I suggested a course of leaches to my oncologist and Helen added that she’d be happy to vacuum them up when they got full and fell off me, but he didn’t seem to think it was that funny. Phlebotomies it is then. 2010 By now I have resigned myself to the fact that this is how it is, and there’s not a lot... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696980 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:43:00 +0100 4696980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241727&cid=t_112073_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F712wumls17c%2F A 6 year-old boy presents with 5 days of vomiting. He is drowsy, lethargic and is now too weak to walk. What's going on? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241727 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:17 +0100 4241727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164490&cid=t_112073_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fage-distribution-adrenal-carcinoma%2F Although usually thought of as a condition presenting in the 5th and 6th decade of life, adrenal carcinoma actually has a bimodal age distribution, wtih the incidence increasing in the first decade and then again between 40 and 50 years of age. In children it can present with hypertension, pubic hair, and genital enlargement or in girls virilization. The optimal treatment is always surgery. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164490 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:41:44 +0100 4164490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987056&cid=t_112073_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdebunking-fake-diseases%2F2010.09.20 Ever heard of adrenal fatigue? Wilson’s temperature syndrome? If not, there’s a good reason: They exist only on the Internet. The Hormone Foundation, an affiliate of the Endocrine Society, recently issued two fact sheets for patients debunking these so-called conditions, which were “apparently conceived only in an effort to sell products promoted to treat them,” the LA Times reported. No medical evidence supports either faux disease and there are no tests or treatments for them, but patients still try to alleviate them with supplements, some of them potentially dangerous, the Times said. Adrenal fatigue is characterized by such “symptoms” as having salt and sugar cravings and needing coffee to get you through the day, while the man who discovered Wilson&... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987056 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3987056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3749988&cid=t_112073_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ftreatment-hyperaldosteronism-conns-disease%2F When primary hyperaldosteronism is discovered, usually on laboratory studies and clinical presentation, the treatment algoritm depends on the cause. If the hyperaldosteronism is caused by an adenoma the treatment is adrenalectomy or surgical removal of the affected adrenal, usually by a laparosocpic approach. If the cause of the hyperaldosteronism is bilateral hyperplasia, the treatment is spironolactone. Usually a computed tomography (CT) test will be able to detect an adenoma if present. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3749988 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3749988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3270997&cid=t_112073_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fneuroblastoma%2F Pathophysiology 1) malignant tumor of neural crest origin, from adrenal medulla or sympathetic ganglia 2) 33% of tumors occur in adrenals, 33% in abdomen, 20% in posterior mediastinum 3) metastasizes to regional lymph nodes, lungs, bone, liver, eye Signs and Symptoms 1) common presenting sign is an enlarging abdominal mass with calcification 2) ascites from liver metastases 3) pain and irritability from bone metastases 4) respiratory distress from lung compression 5) gait and sphincter problems Characteristic Test Findings Laboratory – 1) increased urinary catecholamines – norepinephrine, VMA, HVA, dopamine 2) increased secretion of VIP Histology/Gross Pathology 1) differentiating neuroblasts (small, round, blue cells) 2) mature ganglion cells (more mature tumors have higher pr... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3270997 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:01:33 +0100 3270997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111496&cid=t_112073_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fdont-get-depleted-over-the-holidays-or-candidiasis-and-adrenal-fatigue-run-together%2F Running yourself ragged is easy this time of year. (Photo: smellyknee)                     . Does this look like you? Around the holidays we often stop listening to our bodies. Family cheer comes along with a good dose of stress, overeating, and not much exercise. For some people, this depletion of our bodies can increase susceptibility to yeast infection (candidiasis), or adrenal fatigue, or both. Today’s announcement is that we found a strong association between Candidiasis and Adrenal Fatigue. This is a new association that has not been extensively studied by traditional research. In graphical form: . CureTogether members who report Candidiasis are 4x more likely to report Adrenal Fatigue than members with no Candidiasis. This comes from a study of 750 people sharin... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111496 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:44:15 +0100 3111496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851837&cid=t_112073_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2F10-ways-to-lower-anxiety-and-find-empowerment%2F 1. Knowledge is power. The more you know about how your brain works the better. So here’s a little neuro-psychology lesson. What you need to know is that the most primitive part of our brains, the inner bit in the middle, is the limbic system, also called the reptilian brain because it’s the oldest most primitive part. Within that is the amygdala. For our purposes it’s enough to know that scientists believe that everything we need to keep ourselves, and therefore our species, alive originates here, including fear in its rawest form. Our frontal lobes are in the newest part of the brain, the neo-cortex. Our ability to judge, to filter out right from wrong, to determine appropriate from inappropriate behavior, real vs. unreal, reasonable vs. unreasonable resides here. It&#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851837 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:38:54 +0100 2851837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2705107&cid=t_112073_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F17%2Finvisible-chronic-illness-addisons-disease%2F This week the Grand Round will be hosted by Invisible Illness Week, a blog dedicated to the National Invisible  Ilness Week, which runs September 14 -20, 2009. The purpose: National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week  (..) is a worldwide effort to bring together people who live with invisible chronic illness and those who love them. Organizations [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2705107 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:06:58 +0100 2705107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160434&cid=t_112073_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FkI1uestkEx0%2F It is awfully heartbreaking when the doctor can’t tell if you gave birth to a boy or a girl. Sex organs develop early in the fetus such that the baby’s sex can be determined as early as 19-20 weeks in the womb. Unfortunately, the sex organs of about 1 in 15,000 births could be difficult to determine prenatally or at birth. In such babies, a defective gene is the likely culprit. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CAH refers to autosomal recessive diseases where the adrenal glands fail to produce sufficient amounts of hormones known as cortisol. Mutations are found in genes for one or more enzymes producing the hormone cortisol, resulting in irregular production of sex steroids. The most common type of CAH produces ambiguous genitalia in genetically female (XX) fetuses. In these femal... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160434 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:24:14 +0100 2160434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=945310&cid=t_112073_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F12%2Fstress-the-silent-killer.html Conclusion On the biological level, this is yet another demonstration of the mind-body relationship. In fact, a whole field of research called psychoneuroimmunology (I know, it’s a mouthful, but if you break it up to its component words, psycho-neuro-immunology, it makes sense) is thriving and is uncovering new connections between brain, mind and immune response on an almost daily basis. On the clinical level, the strengthening evidence of the effect of stress on health and disease suggests new modalities and approaches to treatment. What is most intriguing and potentially far-reaching, are the societal consequences. Now that we accrue more and more evidence on the effects of stress on health, it would make economic sense to pay attention to the work environment. An enlightened manag... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=945310 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:29:39 +0100 945310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=543560&cid=t_112073_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F14%2Fstress-helps-cancer-resist-treatment%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Research, Stress Reduction, Daily newsWay to go Wake Forest University scientists -- for adding to the body of evidence connecting stress to illness and for reporting before anyone else that the stress hormone epinephrine causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to death.Emotional stress contributes not only to the development of cancer, says lead researcher George Kulik, D.V.M., Ph.D, but it also reduces the effectiveness of cancer treatments.Previous research shows levels of epinephrine, produced by the adrenal glands, are sharply increased during stressful situations and can stay elevated during long-term stress and depression.During this study, published in the on-line Journal of Biological Chemistry, K... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=543560 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 543560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479197&cid=t_112073_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F02%2F26%2Fadrenal-glands-role-in-heart-failure-examined%2F Filed under: Prevention, ResearchYour heart is racing, to the point where it is at risk of failing. But, in a countermeasure atypical of the almost always smart-functioning human body, the adrenal gland responds with an excessive output of fight of flight hormones such as epinephrine and norepindephrine. In effect, the body mistakenly responds by making the heart beat even faster -- clearly a problem. Researchers from the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are examining this cause and effect relationship, and hope that targeting the adrenal gland may help stave off heart failure altogether. By blocking an important regulatory enzyme called GRK2, the researchers prevented the hormone production that causes the heart to pump in overdrive, which i... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479197 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 479197