Thyroid-Info, ThyCa, Endocrineweb, Thyroid Foundation & More

The Top Thyroid Sites: Pros & Cons

Thyroid-Info.com
http://www.thyroid-info.com
Home page for my books, Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know, and Living Well With Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know, patient information guides, and other patient information and advocacy materials. Thyroid-Info is one of the top-listed sites in most search engines, so I didn't want to leave it out, but can't "review" my own site! Drop by and check it out yourself!

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
www.thyca.org
ThyCA is a group whose origins are near and dear to my heart, having been founded in part by my friend Ric Blake, who I write about frequently at my site, and who is an inspiration to thyroid cancer patients. ThyCa offers a good base of allopathic/conventional information for the newly diagnosed thyroid cancer patient, access to a variety of online and in-person support groups, annual conferences and various workshops, a free online low-iodine cookbook, and more. All in all, a great starting place for anyone who suspects thyroid cancer, or who has just been diagnosed.

Note: When reviewing ThyCa's information, again keep in mind that as a conventional organization that is sponsored in part by pharmaceutical companies, this organization does at times make decisions that are more in line with their corporate sponsors than with patients. ThyCa, along with the American Thyroid Association, publicly and strongly defended Synthroid, despite vocal FDA concerns about the product's stability, potency.

Thyroid Federation International
http://www.thyroid-fed.org
An international organization that includes a number of groups in countries around the world. Their thyroid patient information is fairly scanty, and it's clear that this site is a professionally oriented site, designed mainly to help connect thyroid associations around the world with each other.

Thyroid Foundation of Canada
http://www.thyroid.ca
A selection of very conventional patient information is featured at this site. Major drawback is that the site is not updated often, so there are outdated pages. All materials are available in English and French, which is an added feature. Canadian thyroid patients can access information about local thyroid support groups, public education meetings with medical experts, and a telephone help-line that the group runs.

Note: This group takes a very conservative, manage-by-the-numbers and "no alternative medicine" approach that often fits more with endocrinologist than patient philosophies.

Endocrineweb: Thyroid Gland
http://www.endocrineweb.com/thyroid.html
I've always liked Endocrineweb's conventional overview information on the thyroid and related endocrine conditions. A good basic overview site that doesn't seem to have a particular agenda to promote. Recently the site has added advertising for thyroid drug Levoxyl, but this doesn't seem to have changed the site content.