Pituitary News, Issue 26 - Winter 2003.

I was diagnosed with Acromegaly in February 2002. I have been suffering with headaches for about six years and my hands began to grow and swell about four years ago. These symptoms were put down to migraines and arthritis.

Pituitary News, Issue 24 - Summer 2002.

Acromegaly is a disabling condition that can dominate the lives of patients and even with the best care currently available the disease cannot be adequately controlled in a significant minority of patients. However, these are exciting times as new forms of treatment offer the prospect of better control of symptoms and avoidance of the long-term complications of the disease.

Pituitary News, Issue 13 - Autumn 1999.

An interesting editorial appeared in the British Medical Journal on 4th September 1999 and our Chairman, Professor Stafford Lightman, summarises this here:

Pituitary News, Issue 10 - Winter 1999.

A summary of the presentation given by Professor Michael Sheppard to the 1998 AGM.

Pituitary News, Issue 8 - Summer 1998.

Professor Paul Stewart of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham analyses some recent developments in the treatment of Acromegaly, in particalar the developments in medical therapy.

Pituitary News, Issue 8 - Summer 1998.

One of Professor Stewart's patients tells the story of her experience of being diagnosed and treated with Acromegaly.