Euthyroid Sick Syndrome (Functional Hypothyroidism) in Patients With COVID-19 Runmei Zou,1,†Chenfang Wu,2,†Siye Zhang,2Guyi Wang,2Quan Zhang,3Bo Yu,2Ying Wu,2Haiyun Dong,2Guobao Wu,2Shangjie Wu,4 and Yanjun Zhong2,* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7575767/ Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.566439PMCID: PMC7575767PMID: 33117282 “Euthyroid Sick Syndrome” (ESS) is Functional Hypothyroidism (see my post on thyroid). It is the physiologic adaptation and pathologic response to stress, particularlyContinue reading “Long Covid: a report from china”
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BACTEROIDES: A Species of gut bacteria LINKED TO enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys
From https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1930875, Published online16 Jun 2021 This study found that boys with Bacteroides germs in their bowel had enhanced brain development. This University of Alberta-led research followed more than 400 infants from the “CHILD” Cohort Study in Edmonton. Boys with a gut bacterial composition high in the Bacteroidetes germs at one year of age wereContinue reading “BACTEROIDES: A Species of gut bacteria LINKED TO enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys”
No more “Doctor” Harrys (at least, not in my family)
My great-grandfather, Philip Nathan “Archippus” Harry, MD, may his soul rest in peace, must be dismayed that the family tradition which he started is no more: two of his sons were medical specialists (an Ophthalmologist and an Otorhinolaryngologist) in England, one grandson (my father) was a surgeon in Jamaica and my brother and I workedContinue reading “No more “Doctor” Harrys (at least, not in my family)”
Blood groups A and B are Covid19 risk factors
2021-05-13, from “Blood Reviews“, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268960X20301351: “Systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that blood groups A and B may be risk factors for COVID-19, whereas the blood group O appears to be protective.”
CONCUSSION RISK, IN SOCCER
2021-05-08: Teenage girls face almost double the risk of concussion playing soccer, compared with teenage boys (risk ratio 1.88, 95% confidence interval 1.69 to 2.09, P<0.001)…. Reported by Gareth Iacobucci. COMMENT: This report is based on a good study and is to be believed, but it raises a question: what’s the difference between boys andContinue reading “CONCUSSION RISK, IN SOCCER”
DESSICATED THYROID RECALL
WEBMD HEALTH NEWS Some Thyroid Drugs Recalled Over Reduced Potency By Nancy Melville  May 04, 2021 — In its third voluntary recall in the past year, Acella Pharmaceuticals has announced a nationwide recall of specific lots of its popular thyroid treatment NP Thyroid tablets USP, this time after routine testing found the pills to be lessContinue reading “DESSICATED THYROID RECALL”
ON THE SUBJECT OF FIBROMYALGIA:
ON THE SUBJECT OF FIBROMYALGIA: The online literature is replete with both scientific and lay articles on fibromyalgia, the cause of which has not been elucidated and treatment for which is as yet non-existent. Perhaps my experience and an interpretation of my history may be of benefit to some sufferers: hereunder the story. CASE HISTORYContinue reading “ON THE SUBJECT OF FIBROMYALGIA:”
Just when you thought that family doctors would never learn about prescribing T3:
Jacqueline Jonklaas, Professor in the endocrinology division at Georgetown University, has submitted a paper entitled “Evidence-Based Use of Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combinations in TreatingHypothyroidism” Below are excerpts from a (2nd March, 2021) report in Medscape Medical News: “Numerous trials have been conducted on short-acting liothyronine (LT3) in combination with the standard therapy of levothyroxine (LT4). However, the experts agreed that shortcomingsContinue reading “Just when you thought that family doctors would never learn about prescribing T3:”
WHAT IS A HORMONE, AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM?
An endocrine hormone is a molecule produced by a hormone-secreting gland and carried by the blood to another organ, whose behavior it controls. Generally, the Hormone plugs into a specific receptor protein in the target cell, changing the shape of the receptor protein and thereby, producing a change in cell function. Hormones are used toContinue reading “WHAT IS A HORMONE, AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM?”
DHEA
The letters “DHEA” are an acronym for DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE: this is the hormone which is produced in greatest quantity by the youthful human body. In smaller animals, the hormone is produced entirely in the brain and blood levels tend to be very low. The brains of humans and the Primates also make DHEA, but in additionContinue reading “DHEA”
Hormone Therapy Explained 