User:Sevák Tzevánerig
This is list of useful links containing information relating to Graves' disease.
Videos
- What causes thyroid disease?
- Effects of thyroid disease
- Too Much Hormone: Understanding Hyperthyroidism
- Treating Hyperthyroidism: What Are Your Options?
Websites that contain voluminous information
- Mythyroid.com Very good
- Thyroid disease portal at About.com managed by health activist and patient advocate Mary Shomon
- Thyroid Australia Has very good information. Much is free, but full access requires a membership fee.
- Thyroid Disease Manager Thyroid experts offer an up-to-date analysis of all aspects of thyroid disease and physiology
Articles & Patient Brochures
- Article about thyroid disease and the risk of osteoporosis Written by an MD
- Thyroid Drugs
- Elaborate article about the use of thyroid drugs Written by an MD
- Up to date article about antithyroid drugs From the evidence based, peer-reviewed medical information resource UpToDate
- Thyroid Drugs
- Thyroid Surgery
- Patient brochure from the American Thyroid Association
- Surgical procedures Very good information from the New York Thyroid Center
- Article at Endocrineweb Written by an MD, goes into more detail
- Thyroid Surgery
- Radioactive Iodine Treatment
- Patient brochure From the American Thyroid Association
- Radioactive Iodine Treatment
- Up to date scientific information
- Clinical Thyroidology - Free online monthly magazine The Editor searches for the best thyroid studies, summarizes them and provides expert commentary
- Clinical Thyroidology - Patient version The more accessible version of the magazine Clinical Thyroidology, directed at the patient
- Up to date scientific information
The Patient Experience
- FORUM - National Graves' Disease Foundation Example of a Graves' disease online bulletin board (1300 members, most active one in existence)
- VIDEO - A Champion Battles Thyroid Disease Gail Devers' battle with Graves' disease
- VIDEO - Graves' Disease Explained Through Symbolism An artistic take on a patient's experiences
- Tim Bennie A patient's description of his personal experience with hyperthyroidism, along with many informative excerpts from medical journals, and an extensive bibliography
- Story that appeared in The Observer, Sunday 18 March 2001