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Addison's Disease - Patient Info
Addison's disease is a condition in which your adrenal glands are not working as well as they should. In Addison's disease the adrenal glands do not produce as much of the steroid hormones (such as cortisol) as they normally do.
http://http://patient.info/health/addisons-disease-leaflet
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Understanding Addison's Disease, the Basics - WebMD
Addison's disease is a rare condition. Only one in 100,000 people has it. It can happen at any age to either men or women. People with Addison's disease can lead normal lives as long as they take their medication. President John F. Kennedy had the condition.
http://http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
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Symptoms and Causes - Addison's Disease
Addison's disease symptoms usually develop slowly, often over several months. Learn to spot the symptoms here.
http://http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/dxc-20155757
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Adrenal Insufficiency and Addison's Disease - NIH
Defines and describes adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease, and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Explains the functions of the adrenal hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/endocrine/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease/Pages/fact-sheet.aspx
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Addison's Disease - NHS Choices
Addison's disease (also known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism) is a rare disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Addisons-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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GERD and Your Diet - Healthline
Learn which foods are generally best to avoid with GERD, such as high-fat foods, tomatoes, citrus fruit, chocolate, garlic and onions. Keep reading.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/diet-nutrition
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Treating Acid Reflux in Infants - Healthline
Acid reflux, the backing up of stomach contents into the throat, isn't just an adult illness. Infants can experience this uncomfortable feeling too.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/infants-treatment
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Addison's Disease: Get the Facts on Treatment - Medicine Net
Read about Addison's disease, a hormonal disorder with symptoms of weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and skin color changes. Causes, diagnosis, and treatment information is included in the material.
http://www.medicinenet.com/addison_disease/article.htm
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Adrenal Insufficiency - Pituitary
Addisons disease is a rare endocrine, or hormonal disorder that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and non-exposed parts of the body.
https://pituitary.org/knowledge-base/disorders/adrenal-insuffieciency-addison-s-disease
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Addison's Disease - NADF
Addison's disease is a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, caused by its destruction. There are normally two adrenal glands, located one above each kidney.
http://www.nadf.us/adrenal-diseases/addisons-disease/
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Understanding Addison's Disease - WebMD
WebMD's overview of Addison's disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
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Addison Disease: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology
Thomas Addison first described the clinical presentation of primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison disease) in 1855 in his classic paper, On the Constitutional and Local Effects of Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/116467-overview
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Addison disease: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Addison disease is a disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000378.htm
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Addison's Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Addisons disease (also Addison disease, chronic adrenal insufficiency, hypocortisolism, and hypoadrenalism) is a rare, chronic endocrine system disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison%27s_disease
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Overview, Addison's Disease - Mayo Clinic
Addison's disease - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/home/ovc-20155636
