Windmills - America's New Samurai Sword
    In 16th century Japan the national aristocracy a coterie of priests and samurai warriors decided that guns which had been introduced a century earlier were a threat to the established order and should not proliferate.      Instead the weapon of choice would be the samurai sword a som ...

Some Good News
 Well Paul got his results of the PET scan today and it is thyroid cancer. This is not really bad news as they say it is very treatable and they are hopeful of good outcome. Very relieved all round. Thank you all for your support over a very difficult time. It really helped us to know you were ...


Selenium Poisoning Not Just a Threat to Horses
What a horrible tragedy last week when 21 polo horses mysteriously collapsed and died.  According to the toxicology reports the horses likely perished from an overdose of selenium in an incorrectly mixed vitamin supplement.  The accidental overdose brought to mind the slow selenium po ...

"My Physician found my TSH was high and started me on thyroid hormone. Why am I worried about this ? Isn't there more investigation needed?"
The answer to this Ask the Doctor email is yes. The finding of an elevated TSH or even a slowly increasing TSH over a few years is a clue to the onset of hypothyroidism. The abnormal TSH should be the starting point to investigate the cause of the failing thyroid and to evaluate the structure o ...