MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hypothyroidism'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251241&cid=t_174360_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fliving-water.html I wasn't born with a demonstrative bone in my body. From Scandinavian and Native American heritage, I come from people who are generally quiet...until you get to know them a bit. But you might not know that if you just met me now. I played softball with some outspoken girls in high school and hockey with a bunch of wild women in college and learned to shout, and hug people I didn't know that well, and give high fives and slap the ice when something really cool happened. Started attending a more flamboyant, rock-band type of church in 2000 and learned there to lift hands in prayer (Psalm 134:2 and I Timothy 2:8). Cancer has been refining me since 2008 and teaching me what is important and whats not...and often social mores mean less to me than showing someone I love them or telling the... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251241 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:09:00 +0100 4251241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086272&cid=t_174360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flearning-lessons-from-patients-attitude-is-everything%2F2010.10.19 When I was in the 8th grade and honored at the “A” team honor roll breakfast, the speech was one that I never forgot: “Attitude is Everything.” Essentially, having a good education and good grades give you the tools to be successful, but having a great attitude toward any challenges ASSURES that you will arrive at that success. Being a pediatrician AND an endocrinologist, I am blessed to work with many graceful children and their families who face medical endocrine challenges with great attitudes.  I can recall numerous examples but will share one of my favorites: A now 11-year-old vibrant female with hashimotos thyroiditis who was diagnosed at 5 years old. Initially, she required frequent lab checks for medication adjustment (~5-6) which then decreased to ~2-3 an... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086272 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:00:42 +0100 4086272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508273&cid=t_174360_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FuQdtGoRQJT0%2F           Feeling depressed or forgetful?  How about being tired all of the time or notice your hair falling out?  Are you gaining weight for no reason?  I was just two years ago.  Luckily I went to my doctor with these symptoms and he ran some blood tests.  Guess what?  I had hypothyroidism.  Believe it or not – approximately 59 million Americans have this mysterious and often undiagnosed disease.  In fact, more people are affected by hypothyroid symptoms than diabetes, yet it is far less recognized or understood.  Hypothyroidism is more common than you would believe, and millions of people are currently hypothyroid and don’t know it.  What is it?  Very simply, the disease is an underactive thyroid.  Unfortunately, the common warning signs are often dismissed... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508273 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:13:07 +0100 3508273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115259&cid=t_174360_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdesperation-drudgery.html Hello darkness, my old friendI've come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silenceIn restless dreams I walked aloneNarrow streets of cobblestone'Neath the halo of a street lampI turn my collar to the cold and damp~Sound of Silence, Paul Simon, 1965Tired of telling you, you have meWhen I know you really don'tTired of telling you I'll followWhen I know I really won'tCause I'd rather stand here speechlessWith no great words to sayIf my silence is more truthfulAnd my ears can hear how to walk in your wayIn the silenceYou are speakingIn the quiet I can feel the fireAnd it's burning, burning deeplyBurning all that it is that you desire to be silent, in me~ In the Silen... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115259 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:31:00 +0100 3115259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939529&cid=t_174360_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FKz-NThGGiGA%2Falzheimers-or-dementia-get-thyroid.html I wish I could shout this from the mountain top: when Alzheimer's or dementia present, get the thyroid checked.......Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Editor Yesterday I was reminded of our good fortune after I read an article about hypothyroidism and Alzheimer's disease. What happened? During the television show Everybody Loves Raymond my mother started laughing. Later in the day it got even better. I had the World series on television and when they started singing the National Anthem-- my mother started singing along. Incredible. Why is this incredible? For over two years before we discovered that my mother was suffering from a sluggish thyroid -- she did not laugh or smile. Not once. I am sure you can imagine how disconcerting this was to me. It hurt. Subscribe to The Alzheime... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939529 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:42 +0100 2939529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899003&cid=t_174360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F15%2Ftreating-depression-and-folate-deficiency-with-medical-foods%2F Midweek Mental Greening First and foremost, I should offer a disclaimer for this post: The scientific media briefing I watched this morning, “Feeding the Brain to Help Manage Depression: The Role of Medical Foods,” was presented by Rakesh Jain, M.D., M.P.H., the Director of Psychiatric Drug Research at R/D Clinical Research Center in Lake Jackson, TX and Teodoro Bottiglieri, Ph.D. of the Baylor Institute of Metabolic Disease, and sponsored by Pamlab, a pharmaceutical company specializing in prescription medical foods. Neither PsychCentral.com nor myself is affiliated with Pamlab or Deplin, the new medical food discussed during the briefing. Now that that’s out of the way, on to the more interesting stuff. “Can we feed the brain to regulate mood disorders?” If you had no exper... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899003 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:21 +0100 2899003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448087&cid=t_174360_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FgGXHuWisp3k%2Falzheimers-and-thyroid-he-came-back-to.html As most of you know, I am an advocate of getting the thyroid checked when Alzheimer's or dementia present. My previous articles on this topic are the some of the most frequently viewed on this site. To get up to date read this article -- Alzheimer's, Thyroid and Hypothyroidism.On our last visit to the doctor, I mentioned Rose's story about hypothyroidism. Our doctor then told me this recent experience he had with hypothyroidism.Our doctor had a 94 year old patient that wouldn't respond to any treatment. He was more or less comatose -- lethargic and inert. His eyes were open, but he wouldn't respond to anything. He was admitted to the hospital and given every test under the sun over several days.After all the testing, the doctors decided as a last resort to give his brain an electric shock ... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448087 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:55:33 +0100 2448087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442638&cid=t_174360_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FfedkiDRnmpU%2Fthyroid-and-alzheimers-roses-real-life.html Last week, I wrote about the Thyroid and Alzheimer's. I was trying to make three points. The importance of getting the Thyroid checked, and how thyroid disease can present as Alzheimer's or dementia. I also wanted to point out the importance of getting a good (the best) personal care physician. Our reader Rose Lamatt, wrote and told her me about her experience with Alzheimer's and the Thyroid. The story originally appeared in the comments box below my original story. I wanted to make sure that everyone had a chance to read about Rose's real life experience. The readers on our subscribers list don't get to see the comments on the website.I wrote..."The problem I see is that personal care physicians don't see or recognize the problem. This was the case with my mother, and I have seen the sam... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442638 Thu, 21 May 2009 12:57:47 +0100 2442638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415756&cid=t_174360_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FBMJKqzL4Rts%2Fthyroid-and-alzheimers.html I'm not sure why, but in the Featured article section (on the right sidebar) Alzheimer's, Thyroid, and Hypothyroidism has become the most popular article on that list.In the book The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems the authors discuss in detail physical problems that can effect memory. As part of that discussion, they point out that hypothyroidism can present as Alzheimer's or dementia.While I don't want to hold out false hope, I often recommend to people I meet in person and on the Internet that they get the thryoid checked if they suspect, or are receiving a diagnosis of dementia.A couple of years ago when I first read about this possible diagnosis,  I decided to get my mother's thyroid checked. Sure enough, she was suf... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415756 Sat, 16 May 2009 04:00:07 +0100 2415756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077345&cid=t_174360_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F31%2Fthe-cretin-and-the-pharoah%2F One of the true joys of being a student at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was to be taught by Professor Peter Pharoah. Well, not so much to be taught by him, as to have him share intriguing insights and amazing adventures from his work in Papua New Guinea. Professor Pharoah’s mission, one that he enthusiastically embraced, was to confirm the cause of endemic cretinism: Because endemic goitre is attributable to iodine deficiency and endemic cretinism is found only in areas where there is endemic goitre, it was hypothesised that endemic cretinism was also attributable to iodine deficiency. However, there was conflicting evidence concerning the hypothesis whether or not iodine deficiency was the cause of both endemic cretinism and endemic goitre. - Pharoah, POD. Dr Duncan&#82... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077345 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:30:40 +0100 2077345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1482136&cid=t_174360_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F302046134%2F I honestly never knew that finger clubbing and heart disease were related. Consider this your friendly fact of the day… “It’s one of the first things they teach you at medical school,” explained Professor David Bonthron of the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine. “You shake the patient by the hand, and take a good look at their fingers in the process.” Lung cancer, heart disease, hyperthyroidism, various gastrointestinal diseases and many other conditions all result in finger clubbing. But exactly why swollen, reddened fingers should be an indicator of serious illness has remained a mystery – until now. See a great photo here… Science Daily Tags: clubbed finger, GI, heart-disease, hypothyroidism, lungcancerShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1482136 Sat, 31 May 2008 16:31:06 +0100 1482136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309037&cid=t_174360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F17%2Fgenerics-just-as-good%2F Generic medications are inherently good because they offer the same basic mechanisms of action of a particular brand-name drug at a greatly reduced price — when they are well made, well-tested, and well regulated. But in the U.S., such concerns are starting to build that generics aren’t always as well made, not nearly as well tested, and perhaps not very well regulated. Back in October, we blogged how spontaneous reports to The People’s Pharmacy newspaper column led them to conduct an independent analysis on a form of generic Wellbutrin. The report showed significant differences in how the generic form of the drug was released into a person’s bloodstream. Now, the Los Angeles Times weighs in on the debate, with their story, Generics: Just as good?. The reporter no... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309037 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:00:17 +0100 1309037