Patient Support Resources

Cushing's Disease

The NIDDK Cushing's Information Site
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm
This site covers all of the basics with Cushing's disease. Such as symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, and continued research. The information is helpful and understandable to patients using common language also discussing the pituitary functions. Discusses the use of cortisol in the body and what the cause of having excess cortisol does to the body and how it is produced.

The EMedicine Cushing's Information Site
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic485.htm
This site contains an article on Cushing's, covering: background, frequency- usually more common in females with a 5:1 ratio, history, causes, and other problems to be considered if it is not discovered in an early stage and acted on immediately.