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Home / Health / Conditions and Diseases / Endocrine Disorders / Thyroid / Hyperthyroid / Graves' Disease
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- Abbott Laboratories: Graves' Disease - Symptoms, classic clinical signs and diagnostics of Graves' disease.
www.abbottdiagnostics.com/medical_conditions/thyroid/disorders/graves.htm
- All About Hyperthyroidism - Special emphasis on thyroiditis, and Graves' disease, which is an autoimmune disorder.Radioactive iodine therapy, antithyroid drugs Propylthiouracil (PTU) or methimazole and treatment. at Dr Koop's Community.
www.drkoop.com/centers/Hyperthyroidism/a1.asp
- American Thyroid Association - Patient brochure for those with Graves' Disease.
www.thyroid.org/resources/patients/brochures/graves_disease.html
- Cigarette Smoking and Thyroid Eye Disease - The association between cigarette smoking and ocular diseases such as Graves' Ophthamopathy. From the Hong Kong Medical Journal.
www.hkmj.org.hk/hkmj/abstracts/v6n2/195.htm
- Daisy's Graves' Disease Site - A personal site intended for support and education. Information on symptoms, diagnosis, laboratory tests, treatments, Graves Ophthalmopathy.
daisyelaine_co.tripod.com/gravesdisease
- Entrez-PubMed - Medical Abstract from BMC Nuclear Med regarding the optimal dose of I-131 for treatment of Graves' disease.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11570980&dopt=Abstract
- Entrez-PubMed - PubMed medical abstract regarding risks of Graves Ophthalmopathy after treatment with radioactive iodine, I-131.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=2071823&dopt=Abstract
- Focus on Thyroid - Diseases & Conditions - Hyperthyroidism - Anatomy of the thyroid gland. Explanation of Graves' Disease as the leading cause of hyperthyroidism.
www.focusonthyroid.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=391
- Focus on Thyroid - Medical Dictionary - Graves disease - Description of this disease, factors that trigger the onset and current treatments.
www.focusonthyroid.com/Script/Main/art.asp?li=MNI&articlekey=3634
- Frequently Asked Questions About Graves Disease - National Graves Disease Foundation overview of this condition.
www.ngdf.org/faq.htm
- Gail Devers Talks About Graves' Disease - An interview with the Olympic gold medal winner regarding her personal experience dealing with Graves' disease.
thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa072300a.htm
- General Practice Notebook - Graves' disease - Clinically-oriented information.
www.gpnotebook.co.uk/MedwebPage.cfm?ID=-1717960698
- Graves Disease Support Club - Support for sufferers of this disease. Weekly scheduled online chat.
www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/gravessupport
- Graves Eye Disease - Angeles Vision Clinic - In depth patient information site on: "Graves Eye Disease", "Infiltrative Thyroid Ophthalmopathy". Graves Disease, hyroid optic neuropathy, orbital decompression, Antithyroid drugs, Radioactive Iodine,
www.avclinic.com/graves_disease.htm
- Graves' - Treatment of Children and Neonates - Special considerations in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis in children and therapy of childhood Graves' Disease.
www.thyroidmanager.org/Chapter11/11_children.htm
- Graves' Disease - Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA. Discusses symptoms, exophthalmos, skin myxedema and treatment options.
www.fitzgeraldmd.com/DOCS/article15.html
- Graves' Disease Frequently Asked Questions - Questions and answers regarding Graves' disease.
gradyhealthsystem.client.web-health.com/web-health/topics/GeneralHealth/generalhealthsub/generalhealth/autoimmune/graves.html
- Graves' Disease, The Heart of the Matter - From The Thyroid Society. Article on President Bush's Graves' disease diagnosis and treatment. Overview of the disease.
www.the-thyroid-society.org/graves2.html
- Graves' Eye Disease - Learn about clinical features and treatment for this condition also known as thyroid eye disease (TED) or Graves' Opthalmopathy (GO). From the Thyroid Foundation of Canada.
www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG07.html
- Graves' Ophthalmopathy - VisionChannel - Learn about diagnosis and treatment of Graves' Ophthalmopathy and Graves disease. Graves' Ophthalmopathy may occur long before, at the same time as, or long after thyroid disease is diagnosed and treated.
www.visionchannel.net/graves
- HealthCentral - Pediatrics Encyclopedia - Graves' disease - Definition, causes, symptoms, treatment, complications and prognosis of pediatric Graves' disease.
www.healthcentral.com/peds/top/000358.cfm
- Hyperthyroidism - Diagnosis and Management of Graves Disease - Take the test online - and earn CE credit. By Judith S. Schilling, PhD, FNP, Associate Professor and Director, Master of Science Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
www.springnet.com/ce/j706a.htm
- Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease - The thionamides, propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole (MMI, Tapazole) also known as antithyroid medications, use as a treatment for Graves' disease.
www.uptodate.com/patient_info/topicpages/ThyroidGlandHome.htm
- MayoClinic.com - Graves' Disease - Signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and self-care of Graves' disease.
www.mayohealth.org/home?id=5.1.1.7.7
- Medstudents: Graves' Disease - Graves disease, also known as Parrys or Basedows disease or diffuse toxic goiter, is a disorder with three major manifestations: hyperthyroidism with diffuse goiter, ophthalmopathy, and dermopathy. A review of the key concepts of management of hyperthyroidism, including definition, etiology, prevalence, incidence, pathology and clinical features.
www.medstudents.com.br/endoc/endoc5.htm
- Overview of Graves' disease - Dr. Nancy Snyderman explains this disease.
www.drkoop.com/dyncon/article.asp?at=&id=6459
- Patient Information - AARDA - From the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. Overview of Graves' Disease, symptoms and complications.
www.aarda.org/indexf.html
- Pediatric Graves' Disease - University of Mississippi, medical paper regarding use of I-131 radioactive iodine for use in pediatric Graves' disease patients.
www.sma.org/smj1997/octsmj97/8text.htm
- Personal Experience with Graves' Disease - Diary that discusses diagnosis and treatment of Graves by a Graves patient.
valkyrie.aarg.net/graves.html
- Postgraduate Medicine: The Many 'Faces' of Graves' Disease - Diagnositic testing and disease management options for Graves' disease.
www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/10_15_99/felz.htm
- Pretibial Myxedema in Graves' disease - From The Doctor's Doctor, description of pretibial myxedema, a dermotology complication sometimes found in Graves disease.
www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/pretibial_myxedema.htm
- Q&A - Graves' Disease - Disease description and information about exophthalmos commonly experienced by some Graves' patients.
www.mayoclinic.com/home?id=HQ00767
- Radioactive Iodine - Provides a description of a I-131 treatment for hyperthyroidism.
www.endocrinologist.com/Radioactive.html
- Suite101 - Graves' Disease - Articles about the clinical course, symptoms, autoimmune nature, diagnosis and treatment options related to Graves' disease. Feature articles include discussions of the environmental triggers of Graves' disease and suggestions for holistic healing.
www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/graves_disease
- The Doctor's Medical Library - Explanation of this autoimmune disease. Symptoms, treatment and homeopathy.
www.medical-library.net/sites/grave%27s_disease.html
- The MediBoard Network - Graves' Disease and Thyroid Discussion - A message board for patient to patient support for sufferers of Graves' disease and thyroid disease. Weekly scheduled online chat.
www.mediboard.com/graves
- The Medicine Journal - Thyroid Gland - Clinical presentation of Graves' Disease, precipitating cause, blood chemistry, radioisotopes and therapy.
www.medpharm.co.za/tmj/nov_dec2000/thyroid.html
- The National Womens Health Information Center - Frequently asked questions about Graves' disease.
www.4woman.org/faq/graves.htm
- Thyroid Clinical Pathology - Includes a case study of Grave's Disease, lab testing, and thyroid metabolism. May be of most interest to those with some medical knowledge. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine.
www.mcl.tulane.edu/classware/pathology/medical_pathology/thyroid/01title.html
- Thyroid Disease and the Eye - The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). Information about orbital decompression, eye muscle surgery, eyelid surgery and prisms to treat thyroid eye disease (TED). Includes photo and CT scan.
www.asoprs.org/thyroid.html
- Thyroid Eye Disease - An article outlining treatment of exophthalmos in graves disease through naturopathy, supported by acupuncture, acupressure and magnetic treatment in addition to eye-care and eye balls exercises.
tedcure.com
- Thyroid Eye Disease - Review of Graves' ophthalmopathy, including symptoms, treatments, information and resources.
thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa091399.htm?once=true&
- Thyroid Eye Disease (Graves' Disease) - Description of TED as seen in Graves' disease including exophthalmos, edema and dry eye associated with this eye disease.
www.steen-hall.com/graves.html
- Thyroid Federation International - Thyroid Eye Disease - Personal account that explains the physical and emotional impact that TED has on a person.
www.thyroid-fed.org/publications/windows.html
- Thyroid Information Page - Links to sites and personal information from an individual with Grave's Disease.
www.angelfire.com/tx/thyroid/index.html
- Thyroid Related Eye Disease - Information on Graves' ophthalmopathy from EyePlastics.
www.eyeplastics.com/thyroid_enter.htm
- Thyrolink - Information regarding Graves' Disease as the leading cause of hyperthyroidism as well as other causes. Thyrolink provided by Merck KGaA.
www.thyrolink.com/patients/english.html
- Treating Graves' disease at Angeles Vision Clinic - Patient information site on Graves' eye disease (Graves' Ophthalmopathy) both management and treatment including orbital decompression surgery.
www.avclinic.com/graves'_disease.htm
- Virtual Health Fair - Graves' Disease Synopsis - Overview of Graves' Disease including the eye disorder, Graves Ophthalmopathy, and the dermatological disorder, pretibial myxedema.
www.vfair.com/conditions/graves_disease.htm
- Yahoo! Groups Graves Support - Listserv offering information, discussion and support for those with Graves' disease, their family and friends.
groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support
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