Acromegaly and belly fat

November 3, 2015

From J D Faccinetti, Pituitary World News co-founder  –  One of the few things that positively drives me absolutely bananas is the increased belly fat that I experienced post surgery, and that later learned is

On genetics, family and acromegaly

September 21, 2015

An acromegaly story all the way from Patagonia, Argentina From J D Faccinetti – Pituitary World News co-founder  –  Carol Mackie Passera (Passera is her married name) is my second cousin. Our maternal grandmothers were

Acromegaly (part 2)

June 2, 2015

In part 2 of our series on Acromegaly Dr. Blevins deals with Dopamine Agonists, a class of drugs used in the treatment of acromegaly.  Stay tuned for part 3 in the series coming up very

Acromegaly (part 1)

May 25, 2015

This is part one of an upcoming series of podcasts by Dr. Blevins on Acromegaly exclusively produced for Pituitary Word News.   From the early 90’s, where very few options existed for the treatment of Acromegaly,

Acromegaly guidelines: How useful are they?

January 28, 2015

 From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD  –  Every few years, one organization or another releases “guidelines” and “recommendations” regarding the management of patients with acromegaly. These often include algorithms provided by an “acromegaly consensus group”