If you'd like to share your thoughts about this controversy, the diagnosis of hypothyroidism, or use of Armour Thyroid, you can join in at the Thyroid Forum to share your opinions and ideas. .
Also, if you'd like to get in touch with the various players in the controversy and make your opinions known, here are the people to contact:
Bill Law Jr., MD
President
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
1000 Riverside Ave.; Suite 205
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Fax: (904) 353-8185
Email: info@aace.com
Mr. Michael Bass
Senior Executive Producer
CBS / The Early Show
524 W. 57th St.
New York, NY 10019-2902
Fax: (212) 975-2115
Email:
Scroll to bottom, click "contact" in blue bar" for email form
Steven Hotze, MD
34 South Wynden Drive
Houston, Texas 77056
Email: info@drhotze.com or
use email contact form
Read My Letters to AACE and CBS
I invite you to read the letters I've sent to AACE and CBS, discussing my concerns with the AACE's statements about hypothyroidism diagnosis and Armour Thyroid. I've also linked to the responses.
- Mary Shomon Letter to Dr. Bill Law, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists / Nov. 18, 2005 -- HTML | PDF
- Mary Shomon Letter to Michael Bass, Senior Executive Producer, CBS Early Show / Nov. 18, 2005 -- HTML | PDF
- Mary Shomon Response to Mary Shomon from Dr. Bill Law, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists / Nov. 23, 2005 -- HTML | PDF
- Mary Shomon Letter to Dr. Bill Law, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists / Nov. 25, 2005 -- HTML | PDF
Mary Shomon, About.com's Thyroid Guide since 1997, is a nationally-known patient advocate and best-selling author of 10 books on health, including "The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss," "Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know," "Living Well With Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism," "Living Well With Autoimmune Disease," "Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia," and the "Thyroid Guide to Fertility, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success." Click here for more information on Mary Shomon.
