Links to Addison's and other autoimmune information

Addison's Disease information

Addison News Addisons info
Addison's Disease by Charles Douglas Wehner Unusual, and perhaps controversial site with a historical perspective
Addisons Network general info
cnn.com general information
eMedicine -Addison's Disease general info
Hope Oasis Support and forum
Medicinenet general info
Mystical World Wide Web general info
netdoctor.co.uk good info about causes and diagnosis of hypoadrenalism
NIDDK guide to Addison's general info
NZAN newsletters newsletters from New Zealand Addison's Network
The Autoimmune Disease Website information and forum

Addison's Forums

Addison's Disease - Diabetes Forum forum
ezboard.com forum
Healthforums.com Addisons forum
Listserv Addisons list e-mail list
MSN Addisons group "It is a place where we hope that Addisonians (and anyone else with an interest) will come to chat about life, the universe and Addisons Disease!"
The Addison Files Forum Addison' Disease forum
The Addisons Support Forum forum

Addison's Support groups

Addison & Cushing International Federation Dutch Addison and Cushing Society (NVACP)
Addison Foreningen i Danmark Danish Support Group
Addisons Disease Self Help Group UK group, excellent manual to download
Addisons Disease Support Finland e-mail
Asociación espańola de enfermos de Addison (AEEA) Spanish association for addison patients (e-mail)
Association Surrenales French Adrenal Diseases Organisation
Australian Addisons Disease Association Australian Support group
India Addison group e-mail
Morbus Addison Foreningen Denmark All adrenal and pituitary diseases
Netzwerk Hypophysen- und Nebennierenerkrankungen e German Pitiutary and Adrenal Network
New Zealand Addison's Network support group
Support group Brazil e-mail

Addisons in the media

The Scotsman

Adrenal and Pituitary information

Adrenal Hyperplasia Network (AHN) CAH and related adrenal disorders
Australian Pituitary Foundation Ltd (APF) All pituitary diseases
CARES Foundation Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Support Group (CAHG CAH and related adrenal disorders
Cushing's Support & Research Foundation (CSRF) Cushing's Syndrome & Cushing's Disease
eMedicine- Adrenal Insufficiency general info
EndocrineSurgeon.co.uk good section on endocrinology
National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (NADF) All adrenal diseases
NIH National Institutes of Health "Managing Adrenal Insufficiency" (pdf document)
Stödföreningen Hypophysis All adrenal and pituitary diseases Sweden
The Adrenal Gland anatomy and adrenal information
The Adrenal Gland study guide
The Hormone Foundation ".. dedicated to serving as a resource for the public by promoting the prevention, treatment and cure of hormone-related conditions"
The Johns Hopkins Children's Center Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia info
The Pituitary Foundation (PITPAT) Cushing's, Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Diabetes insipidus...and more
UpToDate Patient Information good description of adrenal insufficiency

Autoimmune forums

Autoimmune disease forum
Jo's Forums Autoimmune diseases forum
Widebertha's Autoimmune Disease Forums

Autoimmune Information

AADR American Autoimmune Related Diseases Associat "dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases"
Idiopathic Adrenal Insufficiency autoimmune info
Jo's Autoimmune Sanctuary Information, forum

Day Curve and other blood testing information

Abstract from Department of Endocrinology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK. Reproducibility of cortisol day curve in monitoring patients on long-term Hydrocortisone Replacement Therapy
ADSHG manual Section on medication
An assessment of optimal hydrocortisone replacement therapy report
Assessment of optimum hydrocortisone therapy and its relevance to weight gain Report- Medical & Clinical Research Articles for Nurses
Is the cortisol day curve a useful tool? report - Department of Endocrinology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Lab Tests Online Renin testing
Patient self-monitoring of hydrocortisone replacement Is it possible for patients to carry out their own tests?
Report from City Hospital Nottingham "Assessment of Corticosteroid replacement in adults with adrenal insuffiency"
webMDhealth Renin

DHEA information and research

BBC news report on DHEA
DHEA Replacement in Addison’s Disease Brief report from University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Health Encyclopaedia General information about DHEA

Diaries and blogs

Autoimmune Disease blogs "Health Diaries features real health stories by people just like you."
Is She Blond or is it Addison's Diary of an Addison's sufferer

Endocrine Information

Colorado State University A Tour of the Endocrine System
EndocrineWeb "largest web site for Thyroid, Parathyroid and other Endocrine Disorders"

Forums - miscellaneous

Hospitals specialising in endocrinology

Bart's Department of Endocrinology St. Bartholomews, London
Dr. Foster - consultant guide Database of NHS consultants (For Addison's, search under Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrinology)
London Clinic Private hospital, Harley Street
www.hormone.org American site, with database of endocrinologists including UK

Insuffisance Surrenale ou Maladie d'Addison

Insuffisance surrénale French adrenal info
Insuffisance Surrenale ou Maladie d'Addison French Addison's info

Links

Ability Addison's links
Addison-Diabetes links links from www.addisons-diabetes.gkznet.com
Medical resource links The Autoimmune Disease Website
medranks.com Links
Open Directory page of links

Morbo di Addison (Italian links)

Associazione italiana pazienti Addison (AIPA) Italian Association for Addison patients (e-mail address)
Forum Nazionale Malattie Rare Italian Forum for rare diseases, including Addisons
Gruppo di discussione

Personal Websites

Ingemar Claeson A Swedish Addisons sufferer
Julie's Story Addisons Disease , I.B.D. and Pouch Surgery Info
Lizzie's Addisons website Lizzie is a young UK Addison's sufferer
Martin Norrman's personal site Swedish site in English and Swedish
The Addison Files Will Reid- UK Addisons sufferer

Publications

Addison's Owner's Manual excellent downloadable publication from ADSHG
Clinical Endocriniology Searchable database of articles
ICON Health Publications The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Addison's Disease (I have not read this)
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Searchable archives
Living Well With Autoimmune Disease I have not read this so cannot comment

Schmidt Syndrome

An Airman with Schmidt's Syndrome Federal Air Surgeon report
NORD National Organisation for Rare Disorders information and links
webMDhealth general info

Schmidt Syndrome Forums

Forum Medical "Syndrome de Schmidt" French forum

Thyroid Information

eMedicine Health thyroid problems information about the causes, symptoms, tests, and treatment of thyroid illness
MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information on Thyroid Disease Comprehensive thyroid information
The Hormone Foundation: Thyroid Information overview of thyroid problems
Thyroid links from Open Directory (DMOZ) Thyroid links