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Acella NP Thyroid recall: Ethical yet low-risk
Acella, the makers of NP Thyroid, issued a voluntary recall notice on May 22, 2020. This is part 1 of a two-part series reviewing the drug recall notice’s statements and the science behind them. In this post, I put this recall in the context of pharmaceutical guidelines and manufacturing challenges. I also portray the variable…
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Summary: T3 secretion and T4-T3 conversion
My article published May 4, 2020, “Thyroid T3 secretion compensates for T4-T3 conversion” has received very strong positive feedback. People are saying that it’s a ground-breaking, game-changing article on the HPT axis in health versus thyroid disease, and that it ought to be essential reading. In a nutshell, my long article re-analyzes the published data…
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Infographics for Antibody testing
This post concludes our series on “Developing Infographics for thyroid testing.” In this post I discuss the scientific basis and potential usefulness of two of our infographic memes: Thyroid antibody tests (overview) TSH-Receptor antibodies (TRAb) Overview of thyroid antibody tests This image aids in diagnosis of all three types of autoimmune thyroid disease: Hashimoto’s, Graves’…
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Infographic: Tests to optimize thyroid therapy
This post continues our opening series on “Developing Infographics for thyroid testing.” In this post I discuss the scientific basis and potential usefulness of a meme on “Tests to optimize thyroid therapy.” In this infographic, we stand firmly on the basis of science when we disagree with our current medical systems’ dogma. It is utterly…
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Infographic: Screening for hypo
This post continues our opening series on “Developing Infographics for thyroid testing.” In this post I discuss the scientific basis and potential usefulness of an infographic meme on “Screening for hypo, before therapy begins.” Antibodies Q: Why doesn’t this meme mention antibodies? A: This one is not about diagnosing autoimmune etiology. First we need to…