Two topics today - thyroids and lightbulbs

Two parts today:

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Do you have problems with your thyroid? Do you understand what the thyroid does and what happens when it doesn’t work properly?

The FDA has just published a Question and Answer session with Mary Parks, M.D., Director of FDA's Division of Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products: Thyroid Medications: Q & A with Mary Parks, M.D.. There is also a PDF version available for easier printing, if you want.

It’s an interesting read.

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If you read the article about the newer lights causing migraines for some people, Laura over at B5media’s blog about CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) has a very interesting piece on this: The Lightbulb Theory - It`s Cracked!

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