Thyroid Disease March 2004 Archive

In his search to discover which lifestyle practices keep patients out of his exam room, Dr. Edward Creagan, Mayo Clinic cancer specialist, has discovered the Fountain of Youth, but it's ... Read More

In a fascinating new study coming out of Greece, researchers have found that depression can be linked to autoimmune thyroid disease, and the likelihood that the patient will respond successfully ... Read More

Did you know... Consumers say ... Almost half (46%) of those trying to reduce their carbohydrate intake are confident they can lose weight by just cutting ... Read More

Here is something of serious concern to the thyroid patient community: Dr. Richard Guttler sharing his attitude about thyroid patients in his promotional thyroid newsletter. Apparently, the self-proclaimed thyroidologist ... Read More

Chemical Primer: What is Perchlorate? In the wake of the decision by California regulators to set a goal for limiting perchlorate in drinking water, NPR examines what is known about the ... Read More

Think thyroid disease is easy to diagnose, easy to treat, one little pill and you're back to normal? Think again. It certainly was NOT the case for one 83-year old ... Read More

In his best-selling new book, "SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life," Steven Pratt includes a very controversial recommendation -- soy -- as one of his super foods. ... Read More

You'll find a good article on Medscape about asymptomatic small thyroid nodules known as thyroid incidentalomas. Usually detectable only by ultrasound, and fairly common, physicians are now wondering what to ... Read More

Like the old commercial, I'm not a shrink, but I played one on TV. For six years, I was "Dr. Katz" on Comedy Central's Emmy award-winning animated series, "Dr. Katz: ... Read More

The American Heart Association has launched a 12-week program to help women get --and stay-- healthy and happy. The program, called Choose To Move, is a free guide for ... Read More

Sharon Brigner has some thoughts about the new Medicare prescription drug discount card, which is coming soon. The card is expected to give discounts to people enrolled in Medicare. The ... Read More

Keeping your doctor's appointments and taking your medicine may not be enough to reduce your heart disease risk, new data show. A national survey of 800 people taking medication indicates ... Read More

Dr. Peter Gott has a United Media syndicated Q&A medical/health column that appeared March 12, 2004 in newspapers around the country. Unfortunately, in the column, Gott has tackled an issue ... Read More

A new product is now on the market that may be able to help you stay on your diet. If you can get past the somewhat silly name, CraniYums pose ... Read More

If you have a thyroid condition, you are at higher risk of having two additional conditions: fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome. In some cases, it may be difficult to know ... Read More

The Endocrinology Department at the Charles R. Drew University in Los Angeles, California is beginning a study to examine the effects of L-thyroxine in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. If ... Read More

Says Jason Barger: "Everyone who has ever been on a diet has hit a plateau at some point. It is that point where no matter what you do, you cannot seem to ... Read More

The New York Times has done a fairly detailed story on perchlorate -- one of the first times the national media has presented information on this thyroid-damaging contaminant that is ... Read More

Poor Max the Golden Retriever... After biting a 12-year old, he faces a possible doggie death sentence, even though vets say the behavior, unusual in this typically gentle pet, was ... Read More

Many people have been writing to me, concerned that they are unable to get prescription refills of the drug Thyrolar. Many times, we hear incorrectly from pharmacists that a drug ... Read More

"See that guy in a wheelchair? That's a disability. I didn't have a disability. So why did people look past me like I was invisible?" So writes Charlotte Tate, a ... Read More

There are so many viruses going out this week -- we have Beagle/Bagle, Netsky, Mydoom, and so on. Very often, you may get an email, that appears to be ... Read More