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From JD Faccinetti, co-founder and chief editor – I like to ramble, so here it goes. I was musing about how unique and essential this little gland is—the size of a pea, the pituitary runs almost
From Linda M. Rio, MA Marriage and Family Therapist “How could a doctor treat an acromegalic when the doctor could not even pronounce the word?” This is from a patient who very unfortunately has experienced
Our periodic scan of the websphere yielded some interesting articles. Some of these areas we’ve covered in previous PWN articles. We’ve included some links just in case you missed those prior posts. Enjoy! From the
In October 2014 Dr. Lewis Blevins, Medical Director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders and Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Neurological Surgery at the University of California San Francisco, and I founded Pituitary World
We believe proper nutrition and fitness are critical for a healthy life, and that these issues are particularly relevant for people dealing with pituitary disorders. We usually dedicate a fair amount of space to food
From the PWN editor’s desk, today we introduce weekly briefings, a series of noteworthy developments on health, wellness and general interest stories for people living and dealing with pituitary conditions. From Obesity News Today: Researchers targeting
We’ve been combing the PWN website and Facebook news feed in search of interesting comments from our readers and thought we’d share a few. Our readers are our best contributors and their comments provide very
In this podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins and Jorge Faccinetti discuss the highlights of the conference held in San Francisco in late October. The program focused on the latest updates and recent advances regarding pituitary tumors
From J D Faccinetti – This is from Geraldine; Traveler. Blogger. Freelancer. Snack-Enthusiast. You can find more examples of her fine writing in her travel blog here http://www.everywhereist.com/ I found this some time
From J D Faccinetti Pituitary World News co-founder – As diggers of relevant information, we try to provide useful nuggets of knowledge that can make a difference to the health of the pituitary community, both
From J D Faccinetti – Pituitary World News Co-founder – Technology could have a profound effect in the way acromegaly is diagnosed and hopefully prompt primary care doctors, dentist and other primary care health professionals
A recent article from the Endocrinology Department of “Escola Universitària d’Infermeria, Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain” explores health related quality of life (QoL) issues in patients with pituitary disease. The article
How the brain works in inducing fat breakdown; more knowledge on sleep apnea. Read on… If you are dealing with a chronic pituitary condition chances are you are also dealing with weight. And, as we