Blog Posts in March, 2017

Living Well with Diabetes Newsletter - March 2017

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH! By: Director of education – Jessica Cook MS, RD, LD, CDE March is national nutrition month, so you may have seen many registered dietitians promoting their services to help you get your nutrition in check. Registered dietitians may help you with weight loss goals, meal planning, carbohydrate counting, learning ways to manage your blood sugar through food or helping ...

Palm Beach Diabetes & Endocrine Specialists Thyroid Symposium

On Feb. 11th Palm Beach Diabetes & Endocrine Specialists held a Thyroid Symposium. With nearly 200+ practitioners in attendance, 11 speakers provided training on every aspect of thyroid disease and thyroid cancer that the typical practitioner must treat. The overall success of the symposium, as rated by the attendees, demonstrates the high level of commitment that both Palm Beach Diabetes & ...

Thyroid Disorders in Women What to Know About Thyroid Disorders in Women

Women are more likely than men to develop a thyroid disease. Approximately one in eight women will develop thyroid problems during their lifetime. Certain thyroid diseases are more likely to affect women than men, including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, goiter, thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancer. Thyroid disorders in women are often genetic and can cause problems with their ...

Dr. Horowitz Speaks With WPBF 25 News about Increase in Thyroid Cancer

INCREASE SEEN IN THYROID CANCER The American Cancer Society states that thyroid cancer is the most rapidly increasing cancer in the United States and has tripled in the past three decades. This increase is likely due to new diagnostic technology, like thyroid ultrasounds, which can detect small nodules that may have not otherwise been found previously. Palm Beach Diabetes and Endocrine Specialist, ...