Adrenal Diseases

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PreviousMercks Manual: Adrenal Gland Disordershttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec13/146.htm Mercks Manual: Adrenal Gland DisordersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Adrenal Description and definitions for adrenal gland diseases.
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Next 70Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Family Villagehttp://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_men.htm Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Family VillageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Adrenal/MENS A Canadian Based support page for those with MENS.
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Next 170The Foundation for Diabetes Educationhttp://www.thefde.com/ The Foundation for Diabetes EducationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Organizations Seeks to identify and educate children with Type II Diabetes and enable them to make the transition to a lifestyle that will lessen complications of the disease.
Previous 170Health News - Link Between Hypothyroidism, Glaucoma Foundhttp://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=520970 Health News - Link Between Hypothyroidism, Glaucoma FoundTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Related_Diseases Contains a study involving 600 male patients.
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Previous 270ThyroidDisease2http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ThyroidDisease2/ ThyroidDisease2Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Support An email list to learn more about this disease and to talk to others.
Other resource N0 Asia and Oceania Thyroid Associationhttp://www.aota.or.kr Asia and Oceania Thyroid AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Support/Organizations Offers articles, lists future meetings, related links and contact information.
Other resource N1 American Foundation Of Thyroid Patientshttp://thyroidfoundation.org/ American Foundation Of Thyroid PatientsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Support/Organizations Non-profit organization that provides thyroid education. Volunteers, many of whom are thyroid patients staff the foundation. Medical information is guided by a group of specialty physicians who treat thyroid patients.
Other resource N2 Thyroid Foundation of Canadahttp://www.thyroid.ca/index.html Thyroid Foundation of CanadaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Support/Organizations Thyroid educational materials including online videos, public meetings, and articles. Version Francais available.
Other resource N3 European Thyroid Associationhttp://www.eurothyroid.com European Thyroid AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Support/Organizations Aims are to promote knowledge in the thyroid field (fundamental and clinical) and improve knowledge of the thyroid gland and its diseases. Find a notice board, events, and a newsletter.
Other resource N4 Thyroid Noduleshttp://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/endo/thyndl/thyndllist.htm Thyroid NodulesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Nodules Guidance on diagnosis and treatment, intended for medical students and physicians. From Loyola University Medical Center.
Other resource N5 Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - Risk for Malignancy of Thyroid Nodules as Assessed by Sonographic Criteriahttp://www.jultrasoundmed.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/11/1455 Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - Risk for Malignancy of Thyroid Nodules as Assessed by Sonographic CriteriaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Nodules Abstract that discusses the need for biopsy.
Other resource N6 RedNova News - Patients Rarely Detect Thyroid Noduleshttp://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=105686 RedNova News - Patients Rarely Detect Thyroid NodulesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Nodules While they do not generally affect the function of the thyroid gland, sometimes they produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormones, leading to hyperthyroidism.
Other resource N7 EndocrineWeb - Common Tests to Examine Thyroid Gland Functionhttp://www.endocrineweb.com/tests.html EndocrineWeb - Common Tests to Examine Thyroid Gland FunctionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Diagnostic_Tests Discusses T4, T3, TBG, TSH, TRH, RAI uptake, scans, needle biopsy, and ultrasounds.
Other resource N8 The Thyroid Homepage - Santa Monica Thyroid Diagnostic Centerhttp://www.thyroid.com/ The Thyroid Homepage - Santa Monica Thyroid Diagnostic CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Diagnostic_Tests Includes hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, ultrasound, and TSH testing information. Features a blog by Dr Richard Guttler.
Other resource N9 Pitfalls to Avoid While Interpreting Thyroid Function Testshttp://www.sma.org/smj2002/maysmj02/pdf/fowler.pdf Pitfalls to Avoid While Interpreting Thyroid Function TestsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Diagnostic_Tests Presents five illustrated cases where errors of interpretation were made.
Other resource N10 Congenital Hypothyroidismhttp://www.drgreene.com/21_1122.html Congenital HypothyroidismTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Childhood Information about this hereditary condition that is fairly uncommon. Learn the importance of newborn screening tests to prevent mental retardation.
Other resource N11 Thyroid Disease in Childhoodhttp://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG09.html Thyroid Disease in ChildhoodTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Childhood Learn about the types of thyroid disorders affecting children, growth, metabolism, congenital hypothyroidism and congenital goitre.
Other resource N12 Infants of mothers with over- or under-active thyroid may have vision processing problemshttp://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_09_30_rovet.html Infants of mothers with over- or under-active thyroid may have vision processing problemsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Childhood Despite treatment there are subtle deficits that include difficulty distinguishing between colors and impaired contrast sensitivity, according to a new study.
Other resource N13 The Effects of Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism on Menstruationhttp://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/menstruation.htm The Effects of Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism on MenstruationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues Describes different types of problems associated with gland disorders.
Other resource N14 Echocardiographyhttp://www2.umdnj.edu/~shindler/thyroid.html EchocardiographyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Cardiopulmonary Discusses associated significant cardiovascular derangements in hypothyroidism. Includes pericardial effusion, heart failure, and ischemic heart disease.
Other resource N15 Myxoedema coma with pericardial effusion and respiratory arrest in a 59-year-old womanhttp://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0007/ea0007p272.htm Myxoedema coma with pericardial effusion and respiratory arrest in a 59-year-old womanTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Cardiopulmonary Presents a case study of a rare occurance associated with undiagnosed hypothyroidism.
Other resource N16 Thyroid Problems Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Deathhttp://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_10_01_walsh.html Thyroid Problems Increase Risk of Heart Disease and DeathTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Cardiopulmonary Individuals have twice the risk of developing cardiac problems compared to those with normal levels of TSH.
Other resource N17 The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism - Thyroid Function and Blood Pressure Homeostasis in Euthyroid Subjectshttp://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/7/3455 The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism - Thyroid Function and Blood Pressure Homeostasis in Euthyroid SubjectsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Cardiopulmonary Overt and subclinical hypothyroidism are associated with increased systemic vascular resistance and hypertension.
Other resource N18 AACE & ATA endorse potassium iodide for radiation emergencieshttp://www.aace.com/members/leg/ki.php AACE & ATA endorse potassium iodide for radiation emergenciesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Radiation_Emergencies Discusses protective measures from absorbing radioactive iodine released during a nuclear disaster.
Other resource N19 Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencieshttp://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/4825fnl.htm Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation EmergenciesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Radiation_Emergencies FDA document providing an introduction, background, conclusions and recommendations.
Other resource N20 HealthDay - No Cancer Link to Nuclear Site Foundhttp://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=522634 HealthDay - No Cancer Link to Nuclear Site FoundTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Radiation_Emergencies People who were exposed to radioactive gas in Washington state during the Cold War have not experienced higher rates of thyroid cancer.
Other resource N21 Postgraduate Medicine: Endocrine origins of rheumatic diseasehttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/04_02/lockshin2.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Endocrine origins of rheumatic diseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Musculoskeletal Discusses how patients who seek medical attention for a musculoskeletal complaint may have an underlying disorder that has gone undiagnosed.
Other resource N22 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolismhttp://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/4/1687 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Nutrition Selenium supplementation in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis decreases thyroid peroxidase antibodies concentrations.
Other resource N23 Thyroid and Weighthttp://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Thyroid_and_Weight.pdf Thyroid and WeightTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Nutrition Patient brochure on basal metabolic rate in both types of gland disorders.
Other resource N24 MedicineNet - Myxedema Comahttp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19712 MedicineNet - Myxedema ComaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Myxedema_Coma Considered a life-threatening complication of hypothyroidism that represents the far more serious side of the spectrum of thyroid disease.
Other resource N25 Atypical Depression: Thyroid Link Still Alivehttp://my.webmd.com/content/article/83/97918.htm Atypical Depression: Thyroid Link Still AliveTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Brain_and_Mood_Disorders New research suggests of the possibility of certain types of depression being connected.
Other resource N26 Thyroid Condition May Slow Depression Recoveryhttp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31519 Thyroid Condition May Slow Depression RecoveryTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Brain_and_Mood_Disorders Discusses the relationship of autoimmune thyroid disorders and depression.
Other resource N27 Entrez PubMed - Effect of thyroid hormone deficiency on proteoglycan synthesis by human skin fibroblast cultureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3365980&dopt=Abstract Entrez PubMed - Effect of thyroid hormone deficiency on proteoglycan synthesis by human skin fibroblast culturesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Skin Discusses hyaluronic acid and its effects on the tissues.
Other resource N28 Karger Publishers - Relevance of Thyroiditis and of Other Autoimmune Diseases in Children with Vitiligohttp://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ArtikelNr=81479&ProduktNr=224164&Ausgabe=230516 Karger Publishers - Relevance of Thyroiditis and of Other Autoimmune Diseases in Children with VitiligoTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Skin Significant incidence of thyroid dysfunction was found in paediatric patients with this particular skin condition.
Other resource N29 Skin problems associated with thyroid diseasehttp://dermnetnz.org/systemic/thyroid.html Skin problems associated with thyroid diseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Skin Authoritative facts about the skin from the New Zealand Dermatological Society.
Other resource N30 The Journal of Rheumatology - Interrelations Between Fibromyalgia, Thyroid Autoantibodies, and Depressionhttp://www.jrheum.com/abstracts/abstracts04/2036.html The Journal of Rheumatology - Interrelations Between Fibromyalgia, Thyroid Autoantibodies, and DepressionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Related_Diseases A look at the association between fibromyalgia (FM) and thyroid autoimmunity.
Other resource N31 Rheumatoid Arthritis: RA influences sex and thyroid hormones in womenhttp://www.obgyn.net/newsheadlines/womens_health-Rheumatoid_Arthritis-20040721-65.asp Rheumatoid Arthritis: RA influences sex and thyroid hormones in womenTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Related_Diseases Study aimed to investigate conditions according to menopausal state and disease activation in RA women.
Other resource N32 Thyroid Disease, Pregnancy and Fertilityhttp://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG08.html Thyroid Disease, Pregnancy and FertilityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Pregnancy Discusses fertility, menstruation, breast feeding, Graves' Disease, and Thyroxine treatment. From the Thyroid Foundation of Canada.
Other resource N33 Thyroid Problems May Be a Cause of Very Preterm Delivery; May Warrant Screeninghttp://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_10_01_stagnaro_green.html Thyroid Problems May Be a Cause of Very Preterm Delivery; May Warrant ScreeningTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Pregnancy Pregnant women who deliver before 32 weeks may have an underactive thyroid or thyroid antibodies, which indicates autoimmune thyroid disease.
Other resource N34 OB/Gyn News Online - Subclinical Thyroid Disease Linked to Preterm Deliveryhttp://www2.eobgynnews.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?article=aqo040392101c OB/Gyn News Online - Subclinical Thyroid Disease Linked to Preterm DeliveryTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Pregnancy Women with a history of very early preterm delivery before completing 32 weeks' gestation should be screened for thyroid disease.
Other resource N35 Telegraph News - Pregnant women who take slimming pills 'are more likely to have gay children'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/05/ngay05.xml Telegraph News - Pregnant women who take slimming pills 'are more likely to have gay children'Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Pregnancy An American study of thousands of mothers and their adult offspring has found that medication used to treat thyroid deficiency and amphetamine-based diet pills appeared to have influenced sexual orientation.
Other resource N36 Hashimoto's Thyroiditishttp://www.thyroidmanager.org/Chapter8/8-contents.htm Hashimoto's ThyroiditisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Thyroiditis An in depth look at this disease including a historical review, pathology, encephalopathy, postpartum thyroid disease, iodide metabolism, diagnosis and therapy.
Other resource N37 eMedicine - Thyroiditis, Subacutehttp://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2275.htm eMedicine - Thyroiditis, SubacuteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Thyroiditis Article by Krishna G Seshadri, MD covers clinical features of SAT, and discusses differentials, labs, medication and treatment.
Other resource N38 Hashimoto's Thyroiditishttp://www.aace.com/members/Hashimoto.pdf Hashimoto's ThyroiditisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Thyroiditis Information for patients prepared by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE).
Other resource N39 Inflammatory Diseases of the Thyroidhttp://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/1694.html Inflammatory Diseases of the ThyroidTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Thyroiditis Acute and chronic thyroiditis from the Grand Rounds Archive, for a discussion at The Baylor College of Medicine. Information for health care professionals.
Other resource N40 Postgraduate Medicine: Managing thyroid dysfunction in the elderlyhttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2003/05_03/mohandas1.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Managing thyroid dysfunction in the elderlyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Seniors Answers to seven common questions and understanding current treatment recommendations for both overt and subclinical thyroid dysfunction.
Other resource N41 Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patienthttp://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/ThyroidDisorderOlder_broch.pdf Thyroid Disorders in the Older PatientTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Seniors Brochure for the elderly that describes the treatment and what to expect.
Other resource N42 The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolismhttp://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/10/4890 The Journal of Endocrinology & MetabolismTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Seniors Spontaneous Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients Older than 55 Years: An Analysis of Natural Course and Risk Factors for the Development of Overt Thyroid Failure.
Other resource N43 Endocrine Surgery Overviewhttp://www.path.jhu.edu/endocrine Endocrine Surgery OverviewTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Surgery The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Endocrine Surgery Web. Thyroid, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal, and carcinoid tumors. An online discussion area.
Other resource N44 Intelihealth - Thyroidectomyhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=20758&p=~br,IHW|~st,24479|~r,WSIHW000|~b,*| Intelihealth - ThyroidectomyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Surgery Answers to questions about thyroidectomy. Why this procedure might be required, the risks and what to expect before and after surgery.
Other resource N45 Thyroid Surgery: Hypocalcemia is complication for women undergoing thyroidectomyhttp://www.obgyn.net/newsheadlines/womens_health-Thyroid_Surgery-20040821-150.asp Thyroid Surgery: Hypocalcemia is complication for women undergoing thyroidectomyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Surgery Frequent problem with parathyroid-sparing total thyroidectomy and should receive calcium prophylaxis, surgeons recommend.
Other resource N46 Two Thyroid Hormones Better Than Onehttp://www.healthcentral.com/news/newsfulltext.cfm?id=9430 Two Thyroid Hormones Better Than OneTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication In an older study by the Kaunas Medical University in Lithuania it is reported that hypothyroid patients may respond best to a combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. HealthCentral - News.
Other resource N47 RXmed: Thyroidhttp://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20T)/THYROID%20HORMONE.html RXmed: ThyroidTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication Prescribing information about desiccated thyroid as a hormonal supplement for hypothyroidism.
Other resource N48 Thyroid Experts Warn of Clinically Important Differences in Potency of FDA-Approved Levothyroxine Productshttp://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_08_11_fda_levothyroxine.html Thyroid Experts Warn of Clinically Important Differences in Potency of FDA-Approved Levothyroxine ProductsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication Generic bioequivalence data confirms medical societies’ concern about recently approved generic levothyroxine preparations.
Other resource N49 Is Radioactive Iodine Therapy Dangerous?http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?id=9532 Is Radioactive Iodine Therapy Dangerous?Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Radioactive_Iodine_Therapy HealthCentral - Dr. Dean.
Other resource N50 Mortality after the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism with Radioactive Iodinehttp://www.nejm.org/content/1998/0338/0011/0712.asp Mortality after the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism with Radioactive IodineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Radioactive_Iodine_Therapy/Mortality_Research The New England Journal of Medicine. Results published in March, 1998 of a study done on radioactive iodine and hyperthyroid.
Other resource N51 American Thyroid Association Statement on Wilson's Syndromehttp://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/statements/99_11_16_wilsons.html American Thyroid Association Statement on Wilson's SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Wilson's_Syndrome The ATA's thorough review of the biomedical literature has found no scientific evidence supporting the existence of "Wilson's syndrome."
Other resource N52 Papillary Thyroid Cancerhttp://www.papthyca.com Papillary Thyroid CancerTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Detailed explanation of causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N53 OncoLink: Cancer of the Thyroidhttp://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=20&s=65&ss=513&id=107 OncoLink: Cancer of the ThyroidTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer An article from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center explains the risk factors, process of diagnosis and treatment options. Also features continuing medical education resources for physicians. Describes the staging systems used by doctors in unusually full detail.
Other resource N54 National Cancer Institute: Thyroid Cancerhttp://cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/thyroid National Cancer Institute: Thyroid CancerTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Explores treatment options, prevention, screening, clinical trials, statistics and research.
Other resource N55 MedicineNet.net: Thyroid Cancerhttp://www.medicinenet.com/thyroid_cancer/article.htm MedicineNet.net: Thyroid CancerTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Discusses the different types, causes, detection, diagnosis and treatment.
Other resource N56 Annals of Surgical Oncology - Thyroid Cancer: Is the Incidence Still Increasing?http://www.annalssurgicaloncology.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/12/1093 Annals of Surgical Oncology - Thyroid Cancer: Is the Incidence Still Increasing?Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Study reports the incidence rates in Florida almost doubled over the 1990–2000 period.
Other resource N57 T4 vs T4/T3 Controversy: Articles, Infohttp://thyroid.about.com/cs/t3controversy/ T4 vs T4/T3 Controversy: Articles, InfoTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer List of articles about the T3/T4 debate - whether long term thyroid hormone replacement therapy should include both drugs or just T4.
Other resource N58 Recommendations on the management of thyroid cancerhttp://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/wp_thyroidcancer_summary.htm Recommendations on the management of thyroid cancerTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Key recommendations and overview of management of thyroid cancer (differentiated and medullary) in adults. Aimed at UK physicians. From the Royal College of Physicians, UK.
Other resource N59 Linda's Thyroid Cancer Pagehttp://home.earthlink.net/~sweetwind7/thyca/thyca.html Linda's Thyroid Cancer PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Personal website with well-informed rants, blog, and a list of celebrities with thyroid cancer.
Other resource N60 The MTC Sitehttp://perso.wanadoo.es/briant/index.html The MTC SiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Medullary Thyroid Cancer site. Built by a layperson but covering the usual topics of causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Other resource N61 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Treatment with Insulin-Lowering Medicationshttp://www.ivf.com/pcostreat.html Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Treatment with Insulin-Lowering MedicationsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome by Dr. Mark Perloe of the Atlanta Reproductive Health Center.
Other resource N62 Polycystic Ovary Syndromehttp://www.mc.Vanderbilt.Edu/peds/pidl/adolesc/polcysov.htm Polycystic Ovary SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Clinical description from the Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Other resource N63 Reproductive Science Center - PCOShttp://www.ihr.com/bafertil/articles/pcos.html Reproductive Science Center - PCOSTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Introductory information about PCOS, its symptoms and common treatments.
Other resource N64 Penn State Women's Health: PCOShttp://www.hmc.psu.edu/womens/research/pcos/ Penn State Women's Health: PCOSTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Features information about the disorder, treatments available, success stories, and articles.
Other resource N65 University of Chicago Center for PCOShttp://centerforpcos.bsd.uchicago.edu/ University of Chicago Center for PCOSTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Comprehensive information on diagnosis, treatment and associated health risks of polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Other resource N66 Polycystic Ovary Syndromehttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section18/chapter235/235d.htm Polycystic Ovary SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Chapter 235 of the Merck Manual Online.
Other resource N67 Polycystic Ovary Syndromehttp://my.webmd.com/content/article/1689.51275 Polycystic Ovary SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome New thinking on polycystic ovary syndrome, an often-overlooked condition that affects millions of women, is paving the way for therapies that address both its short- and long-term consequences.
Other resource N68 General Practice Notebook - Polycystic ovary syndromehttp://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-1335164916 General Practice Notebook - Polycystic ovary syndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Clinically-oriented information.
Other resource N69 Kathie's Pain - Endometriosis and PCOS informationhttp://www.kathies-pain.com/pcos.htm Kathie's Pain - Endometriosis and PCOS informationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Endometriosis and PCOS information.
Other resource N70 Causes of Infertility: PCOShttp://www.fertilitext.org/p2_doctor/pcos.html Causes of Infertility: PCOSTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Overview of the disorder, its role in infertility, pathophysiology, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N71 PCOS Information from The Hormone Foundationhttp://www.hormone.org/learn/pcos.html PCOS Information from The Hormone FoundationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Patient information including an overview, symptoms, treatment options, lifestyle issues and prevention; as well as related resources.
Other resource N72 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australiahttp://www.posaa.asn.au Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of AustraliaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome POSAA is a national volunteer run organization for the purpose of promoting PCOS awareness in Australia. Offers disease information and links to support groups as well as a forum.
Other resource N73 Aussie Cystershttp://www.aussiecysters.org Aussie CystersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Support_Groups Aussie Cysters is a support website, mailing list and forum for women with Poly Cystic Ovaries syndrome.
Other resource N74 Olive PCOS Support Grouphttp://uk.geocities.com/olive_pcos Olive PCOS Support GroupTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Support_Groups A support group for women in Norfolk and Suffolk with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
Other resource N75 Polycystershttp://polycysters.proboards29.com/index.cgi PolycystersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Support_Groups Message board for women that suffer from PCOS.
Other resource N76 Beth's PCOS Pagehttp://www.chibardun.net/~mickbeth/pco.htm Beth's PCOS PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Personal_Pages Includes a summary of what this is, a personal account, weight gain and loss, pregnancy and pregnancy loss, and a FAQs.
Other resource N77 Fideal's PCOS and Endometriosis Pageshttp://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rothko/559/ Fideal's PCOS and Endometriosis PagesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Personal_Pages The author's personal experience with this condition, links to helpful sites.
Other resource N78 Pam Ptyza's PCOS Pageshttp://www.ptyza.com/pamstuff/pcotoc.htm Pam Ptyza's PCOS PagesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Personal_Pages Discusses the causes, treatments and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome including personal stories and message board.
Other resource N79 Diary of a Mad Woman with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Trying To Get Pregnanthttp://pacificlib.tripod.com/diary/ Diary of a Mad Woman with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Trying To Get PregnantTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome/Personal_Pages A woman deals with her Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome-caused infertility, her desire to have a baby, and subsequent miscarriage. Story, diary, and helpful links provided.
Other resource N80 Hyperparathyroidismhttp://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/hyper/hyper.htm HyperparathyroidismTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Parathyroid/Hyperparathyroidism A frequently asked questions from the National Institutes of Health. Some older information, but still useful.

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