Hypothyroidism News

I had an opportunity talk at length this week with both Rick Cox, the CEO of RLC Labs -- the company that makes natural desiccated thyroid drugs Nature-Throid and Westhroid -- and RLC's Chief Science Officer, Dai Jinn.

Thyroid function is essential for our well-being. It is crucial as it creates two very vital hormones that normalize the needs of our body for its total health.

Doctors call the excessive loss of blood during menstruation "menorrhagia". Not only does menorrhagia happen when the menstrual flow is too heavy, but it also happens when a normal flow lasts too long, resulting in excessive blood loss.

NEW damondouglas multaq NEW Abstract Thyroid side effects are common in patients treated for cardiac arrhythmias with amiodarone .

Thyroid disorders are very common in the general U.S. population, affecting up to 27 million Americans, although half that number remains undiagnosed.

Some experts say that as many as 60 million Americans have a thyroid problem. Conservative estimates say 25 million.

NEW pgc-1a NEW Abstract Abstract Changes in thyroid status are associated with profound alterations in biochemical and physiological functioning of cardiac muscle, although its impact on cardiac energy metabolism is still debated.

You're tired. Your whole body seems to have slowed down. Maybe your skin is dry and you always feel cold.

Guest Author - Jan Lowrance In the year 2002, when my husband Jim was experiencing the onset of hypothyroidism from Hashimoto's Disease, some of the more concerning symptoms he had were the emotional ones.

When your thyroid is underactive -- hypothyroidism -- the medical treatment is a prescription thyroid hormone replacement drug.

A government panel decided Monday to add two diseases in certifying sufferers of illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in line with a series of court rulings against the state.

Some people say they have hypothyroidism. Others will say "I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis" or "Hashimoto's disease." Some thyroid patients think that hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's mean the same thing.

Low thyroid activity, one of the most treated conditions in the United States, may be a sign of longevity, researchers reported on Friday.

I am constantly fatigued, my hair is thinning, and I am gaining weight. My doctor says that I have hypothyroidism and prescribed Synthroid.

Low thyroid activity, one of the most treated conditions in the United States, may actually be a sign of longevity, researchers reported on Friday.

Sometimes, thyroid news makes me furious....and today is one of those days. You might see or hear a news story over the next few days saying: "A slightly underactive thyroid may help you live longer," or "Hypothyroidism may be a plus" -- you get the idea.

Dear Pharmacist, I am constantly fatigued, my hair is thinning, and I am gaining weight.

Instead of being a medical problem in need of treatment, an underactive thyroid in old age might actually help you live longer, a new study says.

Q. Can eating soy products cause thyroid problems? A. There is plenty of misinformation circulating on the Internet suggesting soy products can cause thyroid disease.

Q: I read your piece in The Sun's veterinary column last week with great interest.