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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.44 EAN: 9780071444712 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071444718 Label: McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 05, 2005 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Studio: McGraw-Hill Related Items:
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Download Description: A complete guide to understanding, treating, and living with thyroid disease, from Harvard Medical School More than 13 million people in the United States suffer from some form of thyroid disease, and that number is expected to rise precipitously as the baby boomer generation approaches its sixties. Written by an internationally respected authority on thyroid disease, Dr. Jeffrey R. Garber, "The Harvard Medical School Guide to Overcoming Thyroid Problems is an up-to-the minute, authoritative source of practical information for thyroid patients and those who think they may have a thyroid problem. Working from the belief that "being informed is your best cure," Garber: Explains how the thyroid works, what can go wrong and why, and how to work with a doctor to feel better and stay healthy Dispels common myths and misconceptions about thyroid disease and describes the best diagnostic tests and both conventional and alternative treatment approaches Covers the most common forms of thyroid disease in detail, including Graves' disease, Hashimoto's disease, and thyroid cancer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Brings nothing new to the tableProbably a very good resource for individuals beginning their research in thyroid problems, a trustworthy source, but this book provided no new information and did not address the problem of continued fatigue, immune deficiency, etc. that comes along with hypothyroid despite the fact that numbers are okay. Rating:  - Very informative and easy to understandI found this book really informative and easy to read. I usually don't write reviews but had to take exception to a previous reviewer comment. The book does say that the disease can be easily diagnosed and then goes on to say many people are not diagnosed. This is just the point, if it's easy why are they not getting diagnosed? The book goes on to say that in many cases it's because the tests are simply not run and that it is often due to the cost involved. I happen to be particularly sensitive to ... Read More Rating: - Disappointing, Rehash of the Same Old InfoComing from Harvard, I was hoping for much more, but I found this book a disappointment. Here's a direct quote from the introduction to the book. "Thyroid diseases are easily diagnosed with a simple blood test and easily treated." Just this statement alone was enough to tell me that this book is not dealing in the reality of thyroid disease. There are more than 20 million people with thyroid disease (not the 12 million the author quotes) and half of them are ... Read More 
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