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Newsletter Archive Listing

 

   

In this Issue

 

Articles

 

 

(for detailed listings click HTML)

 

   

Summer 2010

- Nutrition Aspects in CAH Management

PDF

- Making Informed Decisions

HTML

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Centers of Excellence & EMS Campaign Update

 

- CAH Around the Globe

 

- No Sweat Run for a Cure, Everyone CARES Gala & Family Fundraisers

 

- New Services, Support Groups, Regional Conferences

 

- Personal Story

 

- News

 

   

Fall 2009

- CAH Comprehensive Care Centers

PDF

- Hydrocortisone Dosing Recommendations During

HTML

  Puberty in Classical CAH

 

- EMSC - A Piece of the EMR Puzzle

 

- No Sweat Run for a Cure & Family Fundraisers

 

- Advocacy Update

 

- Personal Story

 

- News

 

   

Summer 2009

- Risk for Voice Changes in Women with CAH

PDF

- New Chronotherapy for Addison’s Disease
- Premises Notes - A Piece of the EMR Puzzle

 

- Personal Story

 

- New York Times Article on NCAH

 

- No Sweat Run for a Cure

 

- Advocacy Update

 

   

Spring 2009

-

Nonclassical Adrenal Hyperplasia

PDF

- Everyone CARES Gala
- 2009 No-Sweat Run for a Cure
- EMS Campaign Update

 

- Blood Spot Debate Heats Up

 

- Welcome CAHSAPI: New CARES Support Group in the Philippines

 

   

Winter 2009

-

Female Prenatal Treatment of Classical CAH with Dexamethasone: Pro vs. Con

PDF

- Everyone CARES Gala
- Continuing Medical Education
- Emergency Medical Response for CAH in Rhode Island

 

- Fundraising, Advocacy and CAH Studies

 

- Support Group Gatherings in New York and Wisconsin

 

   

 

   

Fall 2008

-

Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women

PDF

- Duocort Gets Orphan Drug Designation in the US

HTML

- Presidential Candidates' Health Care Proposals

 

- Newborn Screening in Brazil

 

- Fall Michigan Family CAH Gathering

 

- No-Sweat 2008 Results

 

   

Spring 2008

- Aromatase Inhibitors 1

PDF

- Hydrocortisone Infusion-pump Therapy 7

HTML

- P450 Oxidoreductase Deficiency

 

- Alcohol, Teens & Adrenal Insufficiency

 

- CARES Conferences

 

- CARES Foundation & CAH News

 

- Newborn Screening, Support Group and Fundraising Updates

 

   

Fall 2007

- Pubertal Growth Velocity

PDF

- Hypertension in CAH Kids

HTML

- Prenatal Dex

 

- 2006/7 Member Survey Results

 

- 2007 No-Sweat Run for a Cure Results

 

- CARES Foundation & CAH News

 

- Newborn Screening, Support Group and Fundraising Updates

 

   

Summer 2007

- Prenatal Treatment of CAH

PDF

- Nerve Sparing Reduction Clitoroplasty: Analysis of Clitoral Sensativity & Viability
- NIH Natural History Study Update
- 2006 CARES Foundation Annual Report

 

- Profiles of CAH-affected Members: Teen & Parent Perspectives

 

- Medication News

 

   

Winter 2007

- Management of Hair Loss in Androgenic Disorders

PDF

- Making Good Decisions about CAH: Parents' Perspectives

HTML

- The Use of Antiemetics to Prevent Dehydration in CAH

 

- 2006 CARES CAH Conference Report

 

- Profiles of CAH-affected Members

 

- Carrier Testing in Minors:Ethical Issues & Decision-making within a Familial Context

 

- Clinical Trials, Controversy, Newborn Screening and Support Group Updates

 

   

Fall 2006

- 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Deficient NCAH: A Myth or Reality?

PDF

- CARES Awarded $50,000 from Peregrine Charities

HTML

- Celebrating Five Years of Saving Our Babies

 

- Profiles of CAH-affected Members

 

- Interpreting research results: The dangers of scientific jargon

 

- Insulin Pump for Hydrocortisone Delivery?

 

- Clinical Trials, Controversy, Newborn Screening and Support Group Updates

 

- 2006 CARES CAH Conference Information

 

   

Winter 2006

- In Search of a Cure for CAH: Cell-Based Therapy & the Role of Stem Cells

PDF

- Is CAH Screening Worth It?

 

- 2005 CAH Conference Report

HTML

- Reconstructive Surgery Act - HR 4022

 

- Profiles of CAH-affected Members

 

- Continuous Treatment for Men with CAH

 

- Clinical Trials, Controversy, Newborn Screening and Support Group Updates

 

   

Fall 2005

- Pregnancy & CAH: What Every Woman with Classical CAH Should Know

PDF

- CAH & Pregnancy – A Short Story with a Happy Ending

HTML

- Letters: The Surgery Decision

 

- Growth Hormone and Height in CAH

 

- Warners Speak at Newborn Screening Conference

 

   

 

   

Spring 2005

- The Potentials of Adrenal Cortical Stem Cells

PDF

- Medical Management of CAH:
Transition from Childhood to Adulthood

HTML

- CARES Awards Research Grant to NIH

 

- Treating Hirsutism Permanently with Electrolysis

 

- Introducing CLAN (CAH Living as Neighbours)

 

- Family Support Groups

 

- Update on Genetic Discrimination

 

- CARES Foundation Annual Report

 

   

 

   

Winter 2005

- Basics of Genetic Testing for CAH

PDF

- How CAH Genes Translate Into Symptoms:
The Genotype/ Phenotype Connection

HTML

- CAH and Me: What It’s Like Being A Teen With CAH

 

- Solu-Cortef and Cortef Shortage Ended

 

- Comparison of Labs That Offer DNA Testing

 

- HHS Newborn Screening Committee Update

 

- Family Support Groups

 

   

 

   

Fall 2004

- Endocrinologic and Psychologic Evaluation of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Carriers

PDF

- Extra Hydrocortisone Not Beneficial With Exercise

HTML

- Psychological Adjustment in CAH

 

- My Vietnam Experience

 

- Vietnamese Children & Teenagers With CAH

 

- Fundraising Corner

 

- Family Support Groups

 

- CAH Conference

 

   

Spring 2004

- Exercise Study of Patients with Classic CAH

PDF

- Haitian Adoptees

HTML

- New Advisory Board Member

 

- Clinical Trials

 

- Fundraising Corner

 

- Parent Tips

 

- Newborn Screening & Legislative Update

 

   

Winter 2004

- Weight Management for Children with CAH

PDF

- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

HTML

- Laura‘s Story

 

- Newborn Screening & Legislative Update

 

- CARES Foundation Research

 

- Parent Tips

 

- CARES Contributors

 

   

 

   

Fall 2003

- Adrenalectomy for CAH

PDF

- Communicating with Your Child's Doctor

HTML

- Surgery Controversy Continues

 

- Adrenalectomy: a Personal Story

 

- New CARES Medical Advisor

 

- Newborn Screening Update.

 

- Parent Tips

 

   

 

   

Spring 2003

- Coping with Hirsutism

PDF

- Adrenal Crisis

HTML

- NCCAH in Women of Reproductive Age

 

- Testicular Tumors

 

- Newborn Screening & Legislative Update

 

- New CARES Medical Advisors

 

- Parent Tips

 

   

 

   

Winter 2003

- Monitoring of Treatment in CAH

PDF

- Surgery & Related Issues

HTML

- Newborn Screening

 

- Prenatal Diagnosis & Treatment for Classical CAH

 

- Changing the Birth Certificate or Birth Record

 

- Hydrocortisone Infusion Pump Study

 

   

 

   

Fall 2002

- Managing CAH in public schools

PDF

- CAH Consensus Statement

HTML

- Legislative Updates

 

- Research

 

   

 

   

Spring 2002

- CARES Foundation SCIENTIFIC and ADVISORY BOARD

PDF

- Getting Ready For Summer: Adrenal Crisis

HTML

- What Do You Mean It’s Not Covered?

 

- New Report on Pregnancy and Non-Classical
(Late-Onset) CAH--An Abstract From PubMed