Sticking Out Our Necks, July/August 2003, Thyroid Disease News Report, From Mary Shomon

STICKING OUT OUR NECKS | July-August 2003 #69
Thyroid News for People Who Want to Live Well -- "We're Patients...Not Lab Values!"
from Patient Advocate Mary J. Shomon, Author of Living Well With Hypothyroidism, Living Well With Autoimmune Disease, and The Thyroid Diet Success Guide

This newsletter is located online at: http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/julaug2003.htm
Back issues are online at http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/index.htm

Levoxyl Recalled Again
If you take the thyroid drug Levoxyl, your medicine may be part of a recall just recently announced. And the reason for the recall definitely is one of the more surprising I've heard! Find out more now.

No More Unithroid? NOT SO!
I keep getting emails from people telling me that their pharmacists aren't filling prescriptions for the levothyroxine drug Unithroid. They say that the pharmacists have been reporting that Unithroid is going off the market. Sounded pretty wrong to me, so today I contacted Ron Steinlauf of Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Unithroid, and got the REAL story. The truth is: Unithroid is here to stay...

The Power of Pilates
I promised you an update on Pilates, and how it is helping so many people to build muscle, get rid of aches and pains, and stay fit and strong. I do Pilates at least twice a week, and sometimes more often, because I've had such wonderful results. Find out more about an old system of exercise that is becoming new again!

DietPower
Some experts say that if you simply write down what you're eating every day, you'll lose weight, even if you don't change another thing! That may be true, but if you use a program like DietPower, you'll discover that writing it down is just the beginning of an amazing exploration into what you're eating. How much fat are you REALLY eating? Are you getting enough -- or too much -- protein? DietPower can tell you!

Thyroid Balance: The Interview
I had an opportunity to interview Glenn Rothfeld, MD, author of the book Thyroid Balance. He's a VERY interesting practitioner who combines alternative and conventional thyroid treatments, and has written one of the most readable and useful doctor-written books and shares his thoughts.

What Do I Take? Take a Look Inside My Medicine Cabinet
Find out what thyroid medicine I take, as well as my daily supplements and vitamins, what I take to fight colds and flus, things that help with weight loss, enhance energy, and help hair and skin.

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Latest Thyroid News
Here is a recap of a number of key developments in thyroid disease:

TSH and In Vitro Fertilization Success
Age, Antibody Status Affect Whether Or Not You Get Treated
Researchers Link Thyroid Disease to Type 1 Diabetes
High-Dose Levothyroxine At Beginning of Treatment Is Safe in Asymptomatic Cardiac Patients
Previous Autoimmune Disease May Mean Better Outcome for Thyroid Cancer Patients
Thyroid Cancer After Hyperthyroidism
Long-term Survival of Young Thyroid Cancer Patients
Stretching Exercises for Heel Pain Can Be Effective
Boost Your Fat Loss By 268% With One Simple Food Change
Women: Do You Know Your Heart Disease Risk?
Thyroid Drug Price-Watch
Your Insurance Affect What Your Doc Tells You

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Thyroid Drugs Don't Raise Hip Fracture Risk In Older Women
A new study has found that among women 65 and older who take thyroid hormone replacement drugs, the risk of hip fracture is not increased. This should help calm down the over-anxious endos who mistakenly think that taking thyroid hormone in the first place is some huge osteoporosis risk, versus the very real, demonstrable risks of untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism!

Successful Weight Loss for Thyroid Patients
If you're looking for an effective weight loss approach specially designed just for thyroid patients, check out the Thyroid Diet Success Guide.

My New Thyroid Blog!
I'm now doing the home page at my Thyroid site at About.com in a blog format. Be sure to bookmark the page http://thyroid.about.com and check back often. You can also insert a script on your own thyroid-related page to pick up the latest headlines from my blog, which will be covering all the latest thyroid news from throughout the media, as well as my site.
Here are the latest headlines from my blog...

Have You Been "Horrid" to Your Doctor? Or Vice Versa?
Sometimes, you can only take so much at the hands of your doctors before you snap, and let them have it. The Thyroid Forum members have some pretty amazing stories to share! Here are some excerpts, but be sure to drop in and visit the forum for the full story! And while you're there, take your time to share your own story of how you told off your doctor! Find out why one patient finally had to say to her doctor, "My Thyroid is NOT Between My Legs!"

Living Well With Autoimmune Disease Goes to Second Printing
If your thyroid condition was caused by autoimmune disease -- i.e., Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or Graves' disease -- you can't afford to not understand everything about autoimmune conditions. The fact is, you face an increased risk of developing other autoimmune conditions -- but there ARE things you can do to help! My book, Living Well With Autoimmune Disease has just gone into a second printing, and is the only book that offers a comprehensive look at autoimmune conditions from both the conventional and holistic perspectives. Learn more about this innovative book now.

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Notes from Mary

Welcome to the sixty-ninth issue of "Sticking Out Our Necks!" my thyroid disease news report. This month, as promised, are special features on both the DietPower program, and Pilates. Let me know what you think about these two approaches that I find particularly useful.

Live well!

-- Mary

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