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by Patsy Westcott
Thyroid health is an increasingly common concern. This updated edition (formerly titled 'Thyroid Problems') is a clear and practical guide to symptoms, treatment options and self-help measures for those who have, or think they may have, a thyroid-related problem.
This new edition has been fully re-structured and includes a large amount of new material to reflect the needs of today's readers. Contains detailed information about natural health and complementary treatments to help relieve symptoms. Gives the low-down on thyroid hormone tests and other orthodox medical procedures that may be offered. It is an informative yet simple book that provides a 'patient's-eye' view of thyroid imbalance so readers can better understand.
Patsy Westcott is a medical and health journalist with a special interest in women's health.
Published by Harper Collins. 0-00-714661-2. 256 pages. 2003. Paperback. £7.99.
by R E S Bayliss, Honorary Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Westminster Hospital, London and W M G Tunbridge, Consultant Physician, Newcastle General Hospital.
Disorders of the thyroid gland are common. World-wide, some 200 million people have enlargement of this gland. This new edition has been completely rewritten and embraces the many important advances in the treatment of thyroid problems. It provides information about all types of thyroid disorders. This book provides patients, their friends, and relatives with an up-to-date, readable account of disorders of the thyroid and the treatments which are now available. New sections have been added to answer questions frequently asked by thyroid patients. There are chapters on overactivity and underactivity of the thyroid, enlargement of the thyroid, cancer of the thyroid, thyroid problems during pregnancy and other disorders and diseases of the thyroid.
Published by Oxford University Press 0-19-262103-3 134 pages. 8pp halftones, line drawings, tables.
Third edition 1998. Paperback. £14.99
by Dr Joan Gomez, Honorary Consulting Psychiatrist to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Dealing with both under and over active thyroid glands, Dr Joan Gomez takes a positive and sympathetic approach, looking at the emotional effects of thyroid problems, such as depression and lethargy, as well as problems during vulnerable times of life, such as during childbirth, adolescence and old age.
Dr Gomez is a well-known expert in this field, with experience of helping people with both the medical and emotional aspects of treatment. She is a psychiatrist in a private practice and psychiatric consultant, working at Charing Cross, St Stephen's and Westminster Hospitals, London
Printed by Sheldon Press 0-85969-687-5. 118 pages. 1994. Third Impression 1997. Paperback. £6.99
by Dr Rowan Hillson, Consultant Physician at Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex.
In this comprehensive and sympathetic guide, Dr Rowan Hillson looks at the thyroid gland and how it works. She discusses problems of both overactive and underactive thyroid, thyroid eye disorders and goitres and addresses the following: How to recognise when something is wrong. Visiting the doctor. Diagnosis and treatment. What causes problems and how to avoid them. Dr Hillson is a Consultant Physician specialising in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex. She has been involved in the treatment of Endocrine disorders for many years. Dr Hillson is very keen that people with thyroid disorders understand their condition and treatment, and are aware of the measures they can take to keep themselves healthy.
Printed by Vermilion 0-09-188434 9. 150 pages. 2002. Paperback. £8.99
by Dr Anthony Toft, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
One person in twenty will experience a thyroid problem at some stage. For the sufferer the result can be a bewildering variety of physical and psychological symptoms, from breathlessness to flaky skin, and from weariness to irritability. Fortunately once thyroid disease has been diagnosed, the chances of successful treatment are high. Modern approaches to management, involving drugs or occasionally surgery, allow most people with thyroid problems to overcome them completely. In clear non-technical language, Dr Toft explains the working of the thyroid, what can go wrong, and how the problems are treated.
Dr Anthony Toft specialises in the diagnosis and management of patients with thyroid disease. He was until recently President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Family Doctor Publication 1-898205-18-3 53 pages 1995 Paperback £3.50
by Dr Tom Smith
We marvel how some people have boundless energy while others are always tired and weary. There are nervous, anxious agitated people who can never sit still. It is easy to assume that people differ in these ways because of their characters or lifestyle but a substantial number have developed these characteristics through no fault of their own. These are the sufferers from thyroid problems. Dr Tom Smith describes in his easily accessible style the symptoms, different types of thyroid problems, complications and the various treatments available today.
Having graduated from Birmingham Medical School, Dr Tom Smith spent two years in hospital house positions before entering general practice, first in Birmingham and then South Ayrshire. He then became medical adviser and later medical director of a major pharmaceutical company where he organised and helped to publish clinical trials of new drugs and took the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Dr Smith has been a full time writer since 1977 with many popular medical books to his credit, together with weekly medical columns in several regional newspapers. He also finds time to practise as a locum for the family doctors in his home area of Girvan, Ayrshire, South West Scotland. Tom is married with two children.
Published by Wellhouse Publishing Ltd. 1 903784 01 8. 128 pages. 2001. Paperback. £6.99
by Gilbert H Daniels MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston USA, and Colin Dayan MA FRCP PhD, Head of Clinical Research, Henry Wellcome Laboratories for integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol UK.
Abnormal thyroid function rivals diabetes mellitus as the most common type of
endocrine disorder, and all doctors can expect to encounter thyroid disease
in one form or another. These conditions are generally very responsive to treatment,
but there are traps for the unwary, not least because of frequent atypical presentations
and the widespread prevalence of subclinical disease. Fast Facts: Thyroid disorders,
written by two internationally renowned experts, provides an invaluable guide
that will help recognize potential thyroid disorders resulting in rapid initiation
of appropriate therapy and referral. This comprehensive and practical handbook
also discusses the particular challenges posed by thyroid disease during pregnancy
and the management of thyroid eye disease.
Published by Health Press 1-903734-65-7 Nov 2005. 144pp, approx 35 illustrations.
Price when purchased through the BTF: £9.99 (recommended retail price
£15).
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