Tania S. Smith
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Thyroid diagnosis & therapy in Native Canadian populations: Too many unanswered questions
How have thyroid diseases and our Canadian thyroid diagnosis & treatment policies affected Native American people in Canada? This is an unanswered question. I can’t find any published research about it yet. It’s just the perfect piece of “thyroid ignorance” to contemplate today in Canada. Today, Sept. 30, as we Canadians know, is a relatively…
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Canadian LT3 brands: TEVA vs. Cytomel bioequivalence, fasted vs. fed
Did you know that Canadian TEVA LT3 has a much faster-release effect than Canadian Cytomel LT3 in the fasted state? They are not bioequivalent in all ways, despite Health Canada approval following a bioequivalence study. In addition, both Canadian brands have a “slower-release” effect when dosed on a full stomach and a lower maximum peak.…
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New Website Theme and Vision Page
I’d like to announce the update our website’s overall theme (layout and navigation) and share the contents of our new “Vision” page within this post. We have a new static Home page with new content at our domain https://thyroidpatients.ca. That page now summarizes what it means to “optimize our therapy” — it means that we…
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Article on hypothyroidism features Thyroid Patients Canada’s Tania Smith
An excellent article on Healthing.ca by Postmedia Network journalist Karen Hawthorne provides a wealth of insight into hypothyroidism in a short article. I think it’s so well-written that it deserves an award for excellence in journalism. https://www.healthing.ca/wellness/hypothyroidism-in-canada-treatment-chronic-condition-status This is an article worth discussing and amplifying. I know that a journalistic article must be short. It…
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BBC UK TV segment on hypothyroidism is re-broadcast by TVO in Canada
A five-minute documentary segment on the topic of hypothyroidism is found in the BBC UK TV series “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” season 6 episode 2. It was first aired in the UK on February, 2017. The segment is part of the show’s larger discussion of the question, “Can we boost our metabolic rate?” It…