Surgery is often the first recommended treatment for acromegaly, a rare condition in which the pituitary gland at the base of the brain produces too much growth hormone usually due to a noncancerous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an article published in Clinical Endocrinology, Christos Papaioannou, MSc (Hons), a medical student in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excess mortality for adults diagnosed with acromegaly has markedly declined in past 3 decades, with researchers ...

A new Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly, a rare condition caused by excess growth hormone in the blood, has been issued. The Endocrine Society today ...

Acromegaly is an insidious disease that, in most cases, is a result of a pituitary adenoma that hypersecretes growth hormone (GH). The goals of therapy are to control excess GH secretion and limit, if ...

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by excessive soft tissue and bone growth, and is caused by excessive levels of growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. These excessive hormone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people with acromegaly, symptoms improve once the tumor responsible for excess production of growth hormone is surgically ...

“With early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and careful monitoring, most people with acromegaly can significantly reduce their risk of serious complications and live full, healthy lives,” says Jamie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ON THIS PAGE Surgery is often the first recommended treatment for acromegaly, a rare condition in which the pituitary gland at the ...

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly, a rare condition caused by excess growth hormone in the blood. The CPG, entitled ...