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19.02.2016 | 3:44 PM
American Thyroid Association – Information for Patients and Clinical Thyroidology for the Public
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Clinical Thyroidology for the Public   Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association®. Read More Thyroid Information for Patients American Thyroid Association®. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is normally located in the […]

13.01.2016 | 10:53 AM
The history and future of treatment of hypothyroidism. PMID: 26747302
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Thyroid hormone replacement has been used for more than a century to treat hypothyroidism. Natural thyroid preparations (thyroid extract, desiccated thyroid, or thyroglobulin), which con- tain both thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), were the first pharmacologic treatments available and dominated the market for the better part of the 20th century. Dosages were adjusted to resolve […]

13.01.2016 | 10:25 AM
The history and future of treatment of hypothyroidism. PMID: 26747302
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  This is the audio of Antonio Bianco’s interview to The People’s Pharmacy on the controversies of hypothyroidism treatment and research on the genetics of hypothyroidism and the complexities of interpreting serum levels of T4, T3 and TSH. The People’s Pharmacy is a website directed by Joe and Terry Graedon that is structured to empower […]

20.11.2015 | 3:11 PM
Why is it so hard for patients on levothyroxine to lose weight? PMID: 26499800
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Do you know what happens when you decrease the number of calories you ingest everyday, for example, when you go on a diet? The body fights back, trying to hold on to its energy stores, aka fat. The way this happens is by gradually slowing the rate of energy expenditure. The slower metabolism is driven […]

30.10.2015 | 5:09 PM
Nutrient availability and thyroid hormone activation. PMID: 26499800
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The activity of the thyroid gland is stimulated by food availability via leptin-induced TRH/TSH expression. Here we show that food availability also stimulates thyroid hormone activation by accelerating conversion of T4-to- T3 via type 2 deiodinase (D2) in mouse skeletal muscle and in a cell model transitioning from 0.1 to 10% FBS. The underlying mechanism […]

30.10.2015 | 2:05 PM
Are flame-retardants silent toxins causing hypothyroidism in the brain? PMID: 26004626
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Flame retardants are used to suppress flames and prevent the spread of fire. Since the 1970s, flame retardants have been added to textiles, carpet padding, foam-padded furniture, cushioning in cars and airplanes, building materials, and electronic equipment. However, over the past decade, some flame retardants have been taken off the market due to toxicity concerns. […]

09.10.2015 | 12:00 PM
New insights into LT4 monotherapy for hypothyroidism. PMID: 26362364
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Thyroid hormone replacement has been the mainstay of treatments for hypothyroidism since the 19th century. Animal thyroid preparations, which contain thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), were the first pharmacotherapies, and synthetic agents— eg, levothyroxine (also known as LT4)—are the current standard of care.1 Chemical composition of hormone replacement therapy is important in view of the […]

09.10.2015 | 11:31 AM
Scope and limitations of iodothyronine deiodinases in hypothyroidism. PMID: 26416219
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The coordinated expression and activity of the iodothyronine deiodinases regulate thyroid hormone levels in hypothyroidism. Once heralded as the pathway underpinning adequate thyroid‐hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine, the role of these enzymes has come into question as they have been implicated in both an inability to normalize serum levels of tri‐iodothyronine (T3) and the incomplete […]