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From: "Herman Family" <cel...@frontiernet.net>

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:44:41 -0500

Local: Fri, Jan 26 2001 8:44 pm

Subject: Re: New TSH guidelines woo hoo!

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This is good news. Now the trick is to get the news out to the doctors who
don't read that journal.

Michael

"ElaineP" <pelainespamf...@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message

news:K0fc6.2849$xn.676058@typhoon2.ba-dsg.net...

> The following is from Mary Shomon's newsletter:

> MAJOR REVERSAL AT AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL
> ENDOCRINOLOGISTS: TSH OVER 3 IS SUSPECT!!!
> The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has officially
> stated that a "TSH level between 3.0 and 5.0 uU/ml ...should be
> considered suspect since it may signal a case of evolving thyroid
> underactivity." This dramatic reversal in their position means
> millions more may be diagnosed as hypothyroid, and many
> hypothyroid patients may find their drug dosages and treatment
> programs substantially changed. What could this new attitude
> mean for you as a thyroid patient?
> http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa012301a.htm

> --
> Elaine
> remove spamfree to e-mail me

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