Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc – Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California August 27, 2018 Thyroid disease includes hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid nodules, and is commonly seen in most primary care and outpatient endocrinology offices. In routine clinical practice, patients […]
Which Thyroid Medication is Best? January 17th, 2017 This week, I discuss the different types of prescription supplemental thyroid hormone and how to choose the right type for you! There is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to supplemental thyroid hormone and I don’t believe that there is one right choice for everyone. What I […]
by Mark Hyman, MD Last Updated November 11, 2013 If you feel cold and tired all the time, there’s a good chance your thyroid is to blame, because one out of five women and one out of ten men have thyroid problems. That’s 30 million women and 15 million men. And half of them suffer […]
CMAJ. 2008 Aug 12; 179(4): 387. A55-year-old woman presented to hospital with a 2-month history of facial puffiness, constipation, hoarse voice, fatigue and cold intolerance. She had no history of illness, and she was not taking any medication. On examination, her vital signs were normal, and she was not in distress. Her voice was hoarse, […]
July 24th, 2015 Thyroid Health Part II: The Gluten, Gut, and Thyroid Connection This is the second article in a multi-part series on the thyroid. Follow along as we explore how the thyroid works and how you can use The Myers Way® Four Pillars of Health to prevent, control, or reverse thyroid disease. Last week […]
4/20/15 Coronary risk doesn’t appear elevated with thyrotropin levels on the upper end of normal, a patient-level meta-analysis of 14 cohorts showed. In it, people on the highest end of the normal range, at 3.50 to 4.49 mIU/L, had a similar risk of a first coronary heart disease event (hazard ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval […]
DETANGLING CONFLICTING GUIDELINES Linda Brookes, MSc, Kenneth D. Burman, MD DisclosuresMarch 04, 2015 HYPOTHYROIDISM IN PRIMARY CARE Hypothyroidism is a clinical disorder frequently encountered by primary care providers (PCPs).[1]The latest estimates suggest that hypothyroidism occurs in 4.6% of the US population aged 12 years or older,[2] and most of these cases can be effectively and safely managed in […]
Savannah A. Irving Thenmalar Vadiveloo Graham P. Leese First published: 17 July 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.12559 Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to determine the extent of drug interactions affecting levothyroxine, using study drugs often co‐administered to patients on long‐term levothyroxine therapy. Design A retrospective population analysis linking biochemistry and prescription data between 1 January […]
by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 15, 2014 LAS VEGAS — Obese patients who continue to have “thyroid symptoms” even when their levels are normalized may have a hypothalamic dysfunction, researchers reported here. In a single-center study of 50 patients referred for evaluation of thyroid symptoms, 68% had at least four symptoms that […]