What Doctors Don't Tell YouI am 54, and I have an underactive thyroid for which I take thyroxine. In 1989, I unfortunately allowed myself to be talked into taking HRT. The one reason that persuaded me was the protection it ...
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The different approaches of the UK and US drug regulators have been noted more than once in this column. A current case in point concerns the thyroid drugs and, in particular, thyroxine sodium, m ...
Dr Broda O Barnes, who studied thyroid disease for 35 years, believed that many people have subtle thryoid disorders that don't show up on a blood test. ... ...
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The underactive thyroid has been a recognised and potentially mortal illness for over a century now, but the incidence of the condition seems to be increasing, and its treatment less effective than ever.
