30 days until April 1st when Patient Worthy will announce the winner of a $500 travel stipend to the 2016 Acromegaly Community Bi-annual Meeting, April 29-May 1st (which is free). Patient…
Justin Caba sat and watched a basketball game. His mind however, was far from the friendly competition. Watching his favorite players, all far taller than average, made him wonder about…
You made it through another week Patient Worthians! This week, we have a pretty intriguing post on acromegaly's relationship with ED. ED is absolutely no laughing matter, but this post is both informative…
Okay, so speaking as a dude, I have a confession to make: Dick jokes make me laugh. They make me laugh hard. (Sorry…) And most guys, whether they admit to…
Acromegaly, also called gigantism, is diagnosed in only 1 in 20,000 people in the United States. In 95% of cases, it's caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland called an adenoma. Acromegaly causes…
Happy First Week of February! Do you have a rare disease and find art as an outlet for you? Are you always fighting to find more ways to treat your…
2016 Acromegaly Community Bi-annual Meeting, April 29-May 1st Mark your calendars, reserve your hotel room and put a price alert on Kayak.com to attend the Bi-Annual conference of the Acromegaly Community.…
Lo admito; De las docenas de veces que he visto a la película "The Princess Bride", nunca me detuve a pensar en el actor Andre Roussimoff. Él es el tipo…
You know what they say about a guy with big feet... ...he's also got a BIG dictionary, ya know, since he's probably had to research acromegaly. Okay, maybe they don't say…
At 23, Jessie Brenholt should be busy planning the rest of her life, such as marriage and having a family. Instead, the 2012 graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary…
Ok, it’s time for an experiment. Grab a random group of people off the street and stick them in a room (make sure to ask first, please). Ask them to…
If you’re one of the small number of people living with acromegaly symptoms today (an estimated 60 out of every million people worldwide), we’ve got some good news for you.…
Twenty-somethings, how would you feel if you were quickly watching your body age? And what if you looked like an 80-year-old by your thirtieth birthday? Or how about this: What…
When you’ve got a rare disease, people are bound to give you The Look. You know the one. It says: “Oh, bless your heart; you’ve lost so much.” And you…
"A protruding brow, lantern jaw, thick leg and arm bones", and incredibly crowded teeth were all characteristics of a recently found 3,800-year-old skeleton as reported by Western Digs. Each feature…
Go on your average radio show website—when you check out the bios of your favorite hosts, putting a face to those funky fresh tones you listen to on your way…
Check out and pass along the Editor's Choice articles of the week! [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] This is Why People Are Shakin’ It for Dystonia Awareness Month When dystonia leaves you…
People often debate whether things in life happen by fate, or by chance As explained on the UC Neuroscience website, all Jim knows is that a lot of coincidences had…
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