Hyperthyroidism News

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In 1981, the right half of my thyroid was removed. Now my left side is giving me a problem.

The FDA has reported on at least 32 cases of serious liver damage associated with the use of propylthiouracil in adults and children, including twelve deaths and five liver transplants in adults, and one death and six liver transplants in pediatric patients.

Jim Lowrance For the majority of anxiety sufferers, their disorder does not have a medical cause but is simply anxiety but for a relatively significant percent of anxiety sufferers, their symptoms have a medical root-cause. In this article, I will address one of the more common medical causes of anxiety symptoms, 'Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders'.

The Federal Drug Administration approved a drug to treat hyperthyroidism in cats.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert for the antithyroid drug propylthiouracil , which is used to treat hyperthyroidism -- an overactive thyroid.

FDA notified healthcare professionals of the risk of serious liver injury, including liver failure and death, with the use of propylthiouracil in adult and pediatric patients.

In this factsheet: The Facts on Hypothyroidism The thyroid is a gland located in the neck below the Adam's apple.

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Some patients with a thyroid disorder may feel a swelling the neck. Thyroid disorders a ' and there are several a ' affect about one in three Canadians, according to the Thyroid Foundation of Canada, which also estimates that about 50 per cent of these cases are undiagnosed.

Two doctors, in a letter published in today's New England Journal , have warned that the antithyroid drug propylthiouracil -- known as PTU -- can cause fatal liver failure in children, and should no longer be used to treat them.

The doctors call it "non-compliance." In plain English, it means "not taking your medicine" in the manner in which it was prescribed.

Q: My Siamese cat recently had blood tests that showed she had high thyroid levels.

Because of potential risks to both mother and baby, it's a condition that needs to be taken seriously, and properly treated.

It is very unfortunate that the Fluoride seminar at McMaster was cancelled. At this seminar you would have learned from Dr.

A new study of over 3500 patients with overactive thyroids shows that elderly patients experience fewer signs and symptoms of the condition.

If you are pregnant and are diagnosed with Graves' disease or hyperthyroidism, what sorts of treatments are available from doctors? Is treatment important to protect your health as well as the health of your ...

You cana TMt see it, you cana TMt feel it and most people have no idea what it does.

Q: I've been feeling a little depressed and tired lately, and even though I don't have much of an appetite, I've been gaining weight.

Cost of fluoride Jan 31 2009 by Val Javin, Huddersfield Daily Examiner A FEW of observations on recent letters to the Examiner of the subject of proposed water fluoridation.

Several factors that predict a favorable response to radioiodine treatment in patients with hyperactive thyroid, or "hyperthyroidism," have been identified by researchers in a study published in the current ...