Prominent endocrinologist Paul Ladenson pronounces that "The only hard part about making the diagnosis of an underactive or overactive thyroid gland is thinking about the possibility. Once that occurs, it's ... Read More

Clayton Twigg and his wife Rose will be the new moderators of the Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association (ThyCa) Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Listserv, reports the ThyCa newsletter. Twigg beat overwhelming odds, ... Read More

If you're a thyroid cancer survivor, the Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association (ThyCa) wants you to take part in their Thyroid Cancer--Patient Experience Survey. The anonymous and confidential survey is providing ... Read More

Their big conclusion? "Perchlorate levels in water within the interim EPA guidelines of 4-18 ppb do not appear to be associated with any significant impairment of thyroid gland function in ... Read More

Hundreds of new doctors were added to the Thyroid Top Docs Directory in late January. Check out the directory now, to find doctors recommended by your fellow thyroid patients.

I don't know about you, but this winter, I've been just binging on grapefruit! It turns out, that my cravings make sense, and are part of my successful weight losss ... Read More

King Pharmaceuticals Inc., already facing an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for questionable pricing practices, and dealing with a steady stream of recalls of thyroid drug Levoxyl, ... Read More

Dr. Brian Sheen is a best selling author, lecturer and is the Director of The Quantum Healing Center in Delray Beach, Florida. An expert in neuro-linguistic programming, transpersonal hypnotherapy, psychoneuroimmunology, ... Read More

Some doctors believe that, except in unusual circumstances, if you have a TSH level as high as 10, you don't need treatment, and in fact, that it's not even recommended. ... Read More

If you have a hypothyroid infant, think twice about giving your precious bundle soy formula. New research shows that the formula you feed your baby may do more harm than ... Read More

New research shows that a higher unsaturated-fat weight-loss diet that include peanuts and peanut butter can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 14% compared to baseline, whereas a low-fat ... Read More

If you do a search on the word thyroid in major search engines, you'll come up with a list of key sites, including the ATA's Thyroid.org site, Richard Guttler's Thyroid.com, ... Read More

Lynn Bode has these thoughts about why we should keep exercising, even when cold temperatures make you want to hide under the covers! With the temperatures plummeting this time of ... Read More

Susan James shares her thoughts on why we need to practice losing weight, not just think about it!... When/If we tell others we are wanting to lose weight, then usually along the ... Read More

The results of a Duke University Medical Center randomized controlled trial strongly suggests that not only can 30 minutes of daily walking prevent weight gain in most sedentary people, but ... Read More

I was talking with a reporter the other day, who is interviewing various doctors for an article on thyroid disease. The reporter said that in speaking with some of the ... Read More