Fatigue? Unexplained weight gain and dry skin? Could it be Hashimoto's disease?
Maybe you feel worn out. Perhaps you're also having trouble losing weight. Generally, you just don't feel 100%.
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Hormones: News and Research on Thyroid Hormones
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Understanding iodine in nutrition
I studied it in school. I know it is a micronutrient that the body needs in teeny tiny amounts. But I hadn't thought much more about iodine until I was told to temporarily avoid it for an upcoming medical test.
Dec 15, 2023
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Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective, possibly harmful
Doctors managing deceased organ donors routinely treat the donors' bodies with thyroid hormones in a bid to preserve heart function and increase the quantity and quality of hearts and other organs available for transplantation. ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care
After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue, Beth VanOrden finally thought she had an answer to her problems in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, an autoimmune disorder.
Nov 29, 2023
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New study reveals unregulated toxic chemicals in breast milk
A new study by researchers from Emory University, Toxic-Free Future, the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute found toxic flame retardants in breast milk samples, showing—for the first time—that ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Study links hormones, blood sugar, blood lipids, and BMI to the severity of major depressive disorder and suicide risk
A study, published in the Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, provides insights into the potential links between thyroid hormones, blood sugar, and lipid levels and their impact on major depressive disorder (MDD) patients. ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Growing number of hypothyroidism patients receiving treatment other than levothyroxine
The use of thyroid hormones other than the commonly prescribed hormone medicine levothyroxine to treat hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is increasing, according to a study being presented Friday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Rice University students design congenital hypothyroidism test for newborns
For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability.
May 8, 2023
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Study: No significant differences in mortality, adverse events in patients taking thyroid medications
A thyroid storm is characterized by high-circulating thyroid hormones (severe hyperthyroidism) that leads to life-threatening acute end-organ damage, including neurologic dysfunction, cardiogenic shock, hepatic failure, cardiac ...
Apr 18, 2023
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21 million Americans may take a hypothyroidism drug they don't need
As many as 90% of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medication.
Apr 6, 2023
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