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Applying a systems approach to thyroid physiology

07 Jul 2017

Applying a systems approach to thyroid physiology: Looking at the whole with a mitochondrial perspective…

New insights into the variable effectiveness of levothyroxine monotherapy for hypothyroidism

26 Oct 2016

This article was published online in The Lancet in October 2015. One quote from this…

Rethinking the TSH Test and why the TSH test needs to be abandoned!

18 Feb 2016

Rethinking the TSH Test: An Interview with David Derry, M.D., Ph.D. The History of Thyroid…

Studies/Research: Doubts on the Usefulness of SerumTSH and Free T4 testing – which are being ignored.

03 Feb 2016

‘On the Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism’  Current professional guidelines for the diagnosis and…

TSH Reference Range Wars

24 Sep 2015

The TSH Reference Range Wars I was recently approached by a person who asked me…

BMJ TSH Controversy

07 Aug 2014

Thyroid function tests andhypothyroidismBMJ2003;326doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7384.295(Published 08 February 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:295 Open questions to…

TSH REFERENCES

21 Apr 2014

DISCUSSIONS ON THYROID DIAGNOSIS SERUM TSH: IS THE TSH SERUM MEASUREMENT ALONE SUFFICIENT FOR DIAGNOSIS…

TSH REFERENCE RANGE – HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL – REFERENCES

15 Nov 2013

Although Thyroid Patient Advocacy has, on numerous occasions, asked the Royal College of Physicians and…

It’s NOT all in our Head Professor Weetman!

14 Nov 2013

Professor A.P. Weetman’s recent article in Medscape and Clinical Endocrinology Doctor Barry Durrant-Peatfield’s response:In his…

The TSH Reference Range Wars

09 Nov 2013

What IS the correct TSH Reference Range? Here is a little history of the differences…

Blocking Activity To Action Of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone In Serum From Patients With Primary

09 Nov 2013

Blocking Activity To Action Of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone In Serum From Patients With Primary Hypothyroidism…

TSH should be tested first thing in the morning only

09 Nov 2013

TSH should be tested first thing in the morning only http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22857384 Here’s the abstract: Clinical…

Why does the TSH reference range in the UK remain the widest in the world

09 Nov 2013

Although Thyroid Patient Advocacy has, on numerous occasions, asked the BTA and RCP et al….

TSH levels are altered by the timing of levothyroxine administration

09 Nov 2013

TSH levels are altered by the timing of levothyroxine administration SUMMARY BACKGROUND http://www.thyroid.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/clinthy/volume21/issue9/clinthy_v219_3_5.pdf” Levothyroxine (L-T4)…

Thyroid Insufficiency. Is TSH Measurement the Only Diagnostic Tool?

09 Nov 2013

Thyroid Insufficiency. Is TSH Measurement the Only Diagnostic Tool? W. V. BAISIER MD, J. HERTOGHE…

Serum TSH and total T4 in the United States population

09 Nov 2013

Serum TSH and total T4 in the United States population and their association with participant…

New research shows it may be safe for patients taking thyroxine to have lower TSH levels than

09 Nov 2013

New research shows it may be safe for patients taking thyroxine to have lower TSH…

Seasonal Variation of Serum Thyrotropin Concentration and Thyrotropin Response to

09 Nov 2013

By: NORIMICHI KONNO and KIYOSHI MORIKAWA DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem-54-6-1118Received: May 05, 1981Published Online: July 01, 2013…

‘ High Antibodies but ‘NormalTSH, T4, and T3 Levels:

09 Nov 2013

Should You Undergo Thyroid Hormone Therapy? Dr. John C. Lowe In this newsletter, I address…