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Citation Details
Title: New Uses for Somatostatin Analogues Under Investigation.
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 30Issue: 15Page: 4

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Scott Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist:"Through my many experiences with life threatening illnesses and quality of life threatening illnesses, I know the importance of information. Information is comfort. Information is power. Information can save your life. When it comes to Pituitary/Hormonal issues where does one get the information they need? The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only place to get the information you need to truly face these many diseases. It is amazing to me that for an issue this large there are not other places to get the comfort and/or power to save, not just the quality of your life, but maybe your life itself. The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only comprehensive guide for pituitary patients in the world and is an absolutely invaluable source of information not only for patients but also their families, physicians, and all health care providers. It contains information about the PNA, patient resource listings for where to go for medical care, a wide range of articles regarding pituitary disorders, as well as information about the latest treatments and medications available to pituitary patients."The Publisher:This book provides the guidance you need to confidently and effectively take on a more active role in maintaining health and seeking out the best medical help when needed. Taking charge requires educating yourself about your condition and learning communication skills to enable you to describe your symptoms to your doctor, ask questions, and negotiate treatment options. Practical steps to improve your relationships with medical caregivers and develop a method of constructive medical decision-making are presented. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

1 in 5 people suffer from pituitary disease!
This is the only source for complete information on pituitary disease and all the problems it causes people!Buying this book could completely turn around -- or even save your life.

An excellent source of information
This book is what helped me to find useful information on what was an illness that wrecked havoc with my life.I appreciated the fact that so much of the content was written as true medical data.Although that is a little more complex to read it also validated the accuracy of the information to my doctors as I tried to use this to further educate them on pituatary conditions.
As a side note, the Pituatary Network Association is constantly striving to improve their contributions to this cause and they released a fourth edition of this book on their website during 2006.Any edition will be useful but getting the 4th edition will provide the most current knowledge base.Their website is extremely valuable but also having a reference book was a must for me.

Lots of good information
I've had a hard time finding information about my tumor on the internet and in book stores. This book answered many of my questions and helped me realize I need to see a more informed doctor!

Great info for all pituitary patients
This book was really helpful in understanding the many aspects of pituitary tumors and disorders. There is something for everyone and the articles are outstanding. Highly recommended.

Finally the information I've been looking for!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. There is SO much excellent and easy to understand information in this book. I've never found another resource that covered somany aspects of being a pituitary patient like me. Great articles, andlistings of other resources like doctors that actually KNOW what they aredoing. I'm so glad I found this book. ... Read more

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Scott Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist: "Through my many experiences with life threatening illnesses and quality of life threatening illnesses, I know the importance of information. Information is comfort. Information is power. Information can save your life. When it comes to Pituitary/Hormonal issues where does one get the information they need? The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only place to get the information you need to truly face these many diseases. It is amazing to me that for an issue this large there are not other places to get the comfort and/or power to save, not just the quality of your life, but maybe your life itself. The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only comprehensive guide for pituitary patients in the world and is an absolutely invaluable source of information not only for patients but also their families, physicians, and all health care providers. It contains information about the PNA, patient resource listings for where to go for medical care, a wide range of articles regarding pituitary disorders, as well as information about the latest treatments and medications available to pituitary patients." The Publisher: This book provides the guidance you need to confidently and effectively take on a more active role in maintaining health and seeking out the best medical help when needed. Taking charge requires educating yourself about your condition and learning communication skills to enable you to describe your symptoms to your doctor, ask questions, and negotiate treatment options. Practical steps to improve your relationships with medical caregivers and develop a method of constructive medical decision-making are presented. ... Read more

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1 out of 5 people suffer from pitutary disfunction!
This is the only source for complete information on pituitary disease and all the problems it causes people!Buying this book could completely turn around -- or even save your life. ... Read more

Product Description
Scott Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist: "Through my many experiences with life threatening illnesses and quality of life threatening illnesses, I know the importance of information. Information is comfort. Information is power. Information can save your life. When it comes to Pituitary/Hormonal issues where does one get the information they need? The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only place to get the information you need to truly face these many diseases. It is amazing to me that for an issue this large there are not other places to get the comfort and/or power to save, not just the quality of your life, but maybe your life itself. The Pituitary Patient Resource Guide is the only comprehensive guide for pituitary patients in the world and is an absolutely invaluable source of information not only for patients but also their families, physicians, and all health care providers. It contains information about the PNA, patient resource listings for where to go for medical care, a wide range of articles regarding pituitary disorders, as well as information about the latest treatments and medications available to pituitary patients." The Publisher: This book provides the guidance you need to confidently and effectively take on a more active role in maintaining health and seeking out the best medical help when needed. Taking charge requires educating yourself about your condition and learning communication skills to enable you to describe your symptoms to your doctor, ask questions, and negotiate treatment options. Practical steps to improve your relationships with medical caregivers and develop a method of constructive medical decision-making are presented. ... Read more

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Photographer Jenny Carchman was eight years old in 1979 when her mother first showed her Diane Arbus' collection of photos (diane arbus, 1971, Aperture). There were pages of "freaks" -- midgets, transvestites, dwarves, and hermaphrodites. She remembers her mother pausing in the middle of the book on a photo of a very large man, towering above an older couple. The caption read, "Jewish Giant at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, NY, 1970." Her mother told her that the giant in the photo was named Eddie Carmel. He was her cousin. Eddie had died two years after the photo was taken, a year after Jenny was born. This was the first she had heard of him.

As a child, Jenny couldn't get Eddie out of her mind. She had nightmares for weeks, and her fears were magnified by the silence surrounding her cousin. For years, whenever she'd try to talk about Eddie, her family refused to discuss him.

The Jewish Giant began with Jenny's search to uncover a story that has remained a secret for 25 years. Eddie was normal sized until he became a teenager, when he began to grow uncontrollably (he suffered from acromegaly, a then-incurable condition resulting from a tumor that had developed on his pituitary gland). According to The Guiness Book of World Records, Eddie grew to be 8'9". As an adult, the only work he could find involved exploiting his freakishness. He starred in B-grade monster movies (The Brain that Wouldn't Die), made two 45 records ("The Happy Giant" and "The Good Monster") and was billed in the Ringling Brothers Circus at Madison Square Garden as "The Tallest Man on Earth." Eddie died in 1972 at the age of 36 in Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. His coffin was custom made.

The Jewish Giant is a story of suffering, of not fitting in, of the body betraying itself, and of the bizarre life-twists that can subsume a family. It's a story a regular person looking at the world from inside a not-so-regular body. ... Read more

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Fascinating and moving story.
I bought this after hearing it on NPR.It's a fascinating documentary that's funny, sad and unforgettable.There is some extra material on the CD that was not in the NPR broadcast.I took off one star because it does not have a great deal of replay value, but everyone should hear it at least once. ... Read more