Subclinical Thyroid Disease - A Must Read
Larrian on March 9th, 2008 | Filed under Thyroid
If you’ve ever faced a doctor who follows the “checked normal” school of interpreting lab test results, this recent article on “The Clinical Significance of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction” will provide a real education. Drs. Biondi and Cooper explain in their article, published in Endocrine Reviews, why the recognition of subclinical thyroid dysfunction is a biochemical one. However, you have to define a “normal” TSH range, which has changed dramatically over the last 10 years.
Although this team feels there is no place for T3 therapy in treating subclinical hypothyroidism, they make excellent points regarding assessing the clinical syndrome and its effect on cardiac disease. No pharmaceutical company sponsored this review, which makes for interesting reading if you suspect you suffer from subclinical hypo or hyperthyroidism. If you would like to read the full paper, just follow the download link below.
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Eye Disease and Heart Attack/Stroke Link
Larrian on March 5th, 2008 | Filed under Heart
They say your eyes are the windows into your soul, but they may also be seeing an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes if you suffer from age-related macular degeneration. In a recent study researchers followed individuals beginning at age 49 and found their risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubled over the next 10 years. So what gives?
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Bone Drugs Stealing Bone Instead?
Larrian on March 4th, 2008 | Filed under Women's Health
If you’re a postmenopausal women taking those highly advertised “bone building” pills, you may be giving yourself a punch in the jaw. Bisphosphonates or BF drugs ( alendronate (Fosomax), etidronate (Didrocal) and risedronate (Actonel) can steal the blood supply from your bones, especially the jaw bone, causing osteonecrosis, joint pain and muscle aches. Add this to the already widely known GI side effects and you have a drug that may be robbing Peter to pay the dentist.
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