http://thyroid.about.com/ Thyroid Disease http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/14/jim-lowrance-a-fellow-thyroid-patient-advocate.htm Jim Lowrance, a dedicated patient advocate and the thyroid editor over at Bella Online's Thyroid Health site, puts out a series of regular columns on thyroid disease, as well as... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/14/jim-lowrance-a-fellow-thyroid-patient-advocate.htm 2008-10-14T09:24:38Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/09/quiz-could-you-be-hyperthyroid-2.htm Your hair is falling out, you're losing weight -- without trying -- you can't sleep, you feel jittery yet weak, your heart is pounding, you feel anxious and even irrational...could... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/09/quiz-could-you-be-hyperthyroid-2.htm 2008-10-09T20:30:19Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/07/is-synthroid-the-best-thyroid-hormone-replacement-drug.htm If you are hypothyroid, there's a good chance your doctor will prescribe Synthroid. This levothyoxine (synthetic thyroxine) drug, made by Abbott Labs, is the top-selling thyroid drug in the U.S.,... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/07/is-synthroid-the-best-thyroid-hormone-replacement-drug.htm 2008-10-07T20:29:55Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/05/what-to-do-when-you-dont-have-a-thyroid-gland-3.htm Every week, get at least one email from a reader who says: "What about me? I don't have a thyroid! You're not writing anything for me! You write about hypothyroidism... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/05/what-to-do-when-you-dont-have-a-thyroid-gland-3.htm 2008-10-05T20:28:41Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/02/smaller-incisions-for-regular-thyroid-surgery-is-it-possible.htm At the recent American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation annual meeting, groundbreaking information for thyroid patients was reported. Patients who have a thyroidectomy -- surgery to... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/02/smaller-incisions-for-regular-thyroid-surgery-is-it-possible.htm 2008-10-02T11:20:59Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/02/usp-announces-a-revision-to-levothyroxine-sodium-tablets.htm The requirements for the thyroid medication that most thyroid patients take are changing. The USP (United States Pharmacopeia, the official public standards–setting authority for all prescription and over–the–counter medicines) has... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/02/usp-announces-a-revision-to-levothyroxine-sodium-tablets.htm 2008-10-02T11:04:40Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/01/international-day-for-the-elderly.htm Today is International Day for the Elderly. Find out if seniors should be getting a thyroid check, and also check out Bobbie Peachey's helpful recap here at About.com, featuring graphics,... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/10/01/international-day-for-the-elderly.htm 2008-10-01T10:33:31Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/26/thyroid-news-roundup.htm Some interesting thyroid-related news... Hypothyroidism sufferer Angela Stokes went from 300 pounds to 138 pounds, by following a stricly raw vegetarian diet. Read more about Angela in this CNN.com article. Randy... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/26/thyroid-news-roundup.htm 2008-09-26T11:41:17Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/25/the-link-between-subclinical-hypothyroidism-and-heart-failure.htm My colleague, Dr. Rich Fogoros, About.com's Guide to Heart Disease, has a very informative summary of the research that has just come out this week connecting subclinical hypothyroidism to the... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/25/the-link-between-subclinical-hypothyroidism-and-heart-failure.htm 2008-09-25T17:59:35Z http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/24/white-house-stops-epa-from-regulating-perchlorate-dangerous-levels-of-rocket-fuel-chemical-that-causes-thyroid-problems-will-remain-in-water.htm According to a story in the Washington Post, "EPA Unlikely to Limit Perchlorate in Tap Water", the EPA is just about to announce a ruling that it will not set... http://thyroid.about.com/b/2008/09/24/white-house-stops-epa-from-regulating-perchlorate-dangerous-levels-of-rocket-fuel-chemical-that-causes-thyroid-problems-will-remain-in-water.htm 2008-09-24T12:31:16Z