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  2. Addison's disease - Wikipedia

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    The frequency rate of Addison's disease in the human population is sometimes estimated at one in 100,000. [39] Some put the number closer to 40–144 cases per million population (1/25,000–1/7,000). [1] [40] [41] Addison's can affect persons of any age, sex, or ethnicity, but it typically presents in adults between 30 and 50 years of age.

  3. Adrenal crisis - Wikipedia

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    Adrenal crisis; Other names: Acute adrenal insufficiency, Addisonian crisis, Acute adrenal failure. [1]49-year-old male with an adrenal crisis. Appearance, showing lack of facial hair, dehydration, Queen Anne's sign (panel A), pale skin, muscular and weight loss, and loss of body hair (panel B).

  4. Adrenal insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    The most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) overall is autoimmune adrenalitis. [2] The prevalence of Addison's disease ranges from 5 to 221 per million in different countries. [30] In children, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency, with an incidence 1 in 14,200 ...

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    The weight loss injection tirzepatide helped Melanie Ressa lose weight and overcome food noise, emotional eating, and mental health challenges. Her story, here.

  6. What is Addison’s disease? - AOL

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    How Addison's can turn fatal The disease has to be carefully managed. The body needs cortisol at all times, “but you particularly need cortisol in times of physical stress,” explains Cappola.

  7. Sympathoadrenal system - Wikipedia

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    The stress induced during exercise results in an increase in the hormones, epinephrine and norepinephrine, which are known for the body's "fight or flight" response. Increased secretion of catecholamines are a hormone response regulated by the sympathoadrenal system (SAS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA). [10]

  8. Adrenal gland disorder - Wikipedia

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    Addison's disease, or primary adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon chronic illness characterized by insufficient production of cortisol and aldosterone by the adrenal glands. [17] Chronic primary adrenal insufficiency is typically characterized by an extended period of malaise, fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, joint and back pain, and skin ...

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    Recently, the subject of using testosterone as another way of managing symptoms, such as loss as sex drive, has come back into the news, as actress Kate Winslet has sung the hormone's praises.