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Addison's Disease Self Help Group newsletter, issue 124, June 2016
Welcome to the June 2016 edition of the ADSHG newsletter. This issue is packed full of news about some surprising recent drug developments, some positive ambulance news, the forthcoming relaunch of our main website, recent marathon triumphs of our fundraising runners, and some riveting personal travel stories. In this issue:
Page 1: Making the most of the summer holidays
New in the ADSHG shop
In this issue
Page 2: From the President
About the money
Emergency injection videos
Page 3: Medications update
Lactose-free hydrocortisone
Fludrocortisone out of the fridge!
New round hydrocortisone
New pack design, same product
2.5mg hydrocortisone pellets: not so strong
Pages 4-5: The new look ADSHG website arrives
Page 6: Ambulance news
Calling 999: hints and tips
Page 7: Conference news
ADSHG at medical conferences
Pages 8-9: Travel with Addison's
Holiday season
You can never be too sure
Rare Disease Day: raising awareness of Addison's
Pages 10-12: Personal experience
A sky-high crisis
The doctor's view...
Fulfilling a dream: running the London marathon
Pages 12-13: Fundraising
Pages 14-15: Social corner
Gill's social corner
2016 social and medical meetings
Page 16: The back page
Reminders
2016 subscription rate