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2005 Thyroid Cheers and Jeers: Best/Worst Thyroid-Related People, Happenings

By Mary Shomon, About.com

Updated: January 18, 2006

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CHEERS: Outspoken European Advocates for Change

A quick hop over to Europe to pass out some more cheers for UK patient advocate Diana Holmes, who is working tirelessly to help thyroid patients in the UK and Dr. Thierry Hertoghe who has created a ground-breaking petition on "Thyroid Hormone Therapy of Hypothyroidism" for European health care.

They are truly trying to make a change for the better in Europe's diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease, and I applaud them!

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