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         <title><![CDATA[Statin Drugs and Coenzyme Q10]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[coenzyme q 10 high cholesterol levels north miami beach stephen sinatra thyroid patients: ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Myofascial Trigger Points]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Devin J. Starlanyl, expert on the topic of fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain, explores issues related to trigger points, myofasical pain, and fibromyalgia that can have an impact on your health and wellness.  ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Can Thyroid &amp; Autoimmune Disease Patients Donate Blood?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Can Thyroid & Autoimmune Disease Patients Donate Blood? thyroid hypothyroid, from Thyroid Guide and patient advocate, Mary Shomon]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adrenal-Thyroid]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[n Interview with Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames on the connection between adrenal insufficiency and&#10;hypothyroidism, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books&#10;and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease &#10; ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mitral Valve Prolapse]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at the connection between heart palpitations, mitral valve prolapse, and thyroid conditions, from&#10;Mary Shomon]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid Disease Success Stories]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thyroid patients share their personal stories about successes and solutions in terms of thyroid disease, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, weight loss and other aspects of thyroid conditions, from Mary Shomon, your Thyroid Guide]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hormones and Thyroid]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Richard and Karilee Shames talk about the menopause connection to thyroid disease, from Mary Shomon,&#10;Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and&#10;autoimmune disease]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Patients Prefer T4/T3 Combo]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Research featured in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has demonstrated that hypothyroidism patients prefer a combination T4/T3 treatment to T4-only treatment. The researchers also found that combination treatment is associated with weight loss, while T4-only treatment is not. This is the largest study to date to show evidence of patient preference for T4/T3 treatment.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Patient Info]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thyroid patients from the About.com Thyroid Forum share their wise and wonderful advice and ideas about an important question: What is the one thing you wish your doctor had told you when you were first diagnosed with a thyroid condition? ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid Disease and Infertility -- Fertility Challenges and Pregnancy with Thyroid Problems]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thyroid disease can affect fertility. This article looks at the various factors affecting a woman's ability to get pregnant, despite hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or other thyroid conditions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Are the Causes of  Autoimmune Diseases, Including Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Like Graves&#039; Disease and Hashimoto&#039;s Disease]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What Are the Causes of  Autoimmune Diseases,
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid Drug  Makers/Websites]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thyroid Drug Companies and Websites -- An Information page featuring the names of the pharmaceutical companies that make thyroid drugs, with links to the company and drug websites, including Synthroid, Armour Thyroid, Levoxyl, Thyrolar, Cytomel, Levothroid, Unithroid, Tapazole, Thyrogen]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid and Alzherimer&#039;s Risk]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered that women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, also known as Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, or TSH,  have an increased risk of Alzheimer&#146;s disease. The findings were reported in the July 28, 2008 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, and are explored here by Mary Shomon, thyroid patient advocate.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Check Your Neck]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans have undiagnosed thyroid problems. To help with early detection, you can perform a simple self-exam. Checking your neck can in some cases help you find lumps or enlargements in the neck that may point to thyroid conditions, including nodules, goiter and thyroid cancer. Here is how to do a thyroid neck check. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Subclinical Hypothyroidism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Should doctors treat subclinical hypothyroidism to help prevent heart disease? New research reported on in the May 2007 issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism finds that treating subclinical hypothyroidism may help reduce various risk factors for heart disease. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dear Thyroid]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An interview with Katie Schwartz and Liz Schau of Dear Thyroid -- DearThyroid.com is a site and blog that publishes women's letters to their thyroid glands, for support, sharing, catharsis.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Is that So? Synthroid]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Claim: Synthroid is the Best Thyroid Hormone Replacement Drug. Is That So?  A lot of people -- doctors, experts, family, friends -- have quite a bit to say about thyroid disease. But not all of it is particularly accurate. When it comes to these sorts of blanket statements, thyroid patient advocate and writer Mary Shomon, About.com's Thyroid Guide, has one thing to say: &quot;Is That So?&quot;  Join her as she debunks the myths, &quot;conventional wisdom&quot; and popular but unproven dogma of thyroid disease.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Prevent]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at various things you can do to help prevent development of a thyroid condition, from patient advocate Mary Shomon.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[High Cholesterol]]></title>
         <link>http://thyroid.about.com/cs/hypothyroidism/a/cholesterol.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Combatting High Cholesterol Related to Hypothyroidism, by Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Feel Better in 2007]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A look at 10 things that thyroid patients can do to feel better in the coming year. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Get Iron to Beat Fatigue]]></title>
         <link>http://thyroid.about.com/cs/fatigueenergy/l/bliron.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[ridged finger nails dietary supplement manufacturer weight loss diets dark circles under your eyes thyroid guide: Get Iron to Beat Fatigue]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Losing Weight With Hypothyroidism]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How to Successfully Lose Weight With Hypothyroidism, from your About.com Guide]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What is a Normal TSH?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Understanding the thyroid stimulating hormone -- TSH -- test, and what a normal result means, and how it's used to diagnose and manage hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ What Do Those Lab Values Really Mean?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What Do Those Lab Values Really Mean?, brought to you by Thyroid Guide and patient advocate Mary Shomon]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid Drug Questions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Frequently Asked Questions about Food, Drug and Supplement Interactions -- Drugs Used for Thyroid Hormone Replacement i.e., Synthroid]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hyperthyroidism in Newborns]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This article looks at the signs, symptoms, and treatments for fetal and neonatal hyperthyroidism -- hyperthyroidism in an unborn or newborn baby. The condition, also known as fetal or neonatal thyrotoxicosis, is rare, but can be serious if untreated.  Women who have a history of Graves' disease, or who have active Graves' disease during pregnancy, are at risk of having a baby born with hyperthyroidism. &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thyroid &amp; Emotions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dr. Brian Sheen discusses how the accumulation of unexpressed thoughts and feelings can cause thyroid problems, updated, with a new case study.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Finding Doctors, Specialists, Dentists, Hostpials, Healthcare Providers: Directory of Resources]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This quiz evaluates your personal needs and style, and helps you determine the best type of doctor for your thyroid treatment ]]></description>
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