THE NEW EPIDEMIC – AUTO-IMMUNITY

February 20, 2015 by  
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Auto-immune disease is something I’ve been treating for over a decade and always strive to keep up to date with the latest science in this area but the recent figures are a concern. I did a practitioner webinar last week on the latest evidence on the key drivers of auto-immune disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, […]

RESEARCH LINKS THYROID DISEASE AND VITILIGO

November 1, 2012 by  
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INCREASED RISK OF THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO Patients with vitiligo (a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease the first systematic review on the subject has found. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) was more […]

INCREASED RISK OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO

October 28, 2012 by  
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A systematic review has found that patients with vitiligo ( a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD)  was more than twice as high in patients with vitiligo. […]