If your medical professional diagnoses you with hypothyroidism, he will also want to know the cause of your thyroid dysfunction, as this will dictate your treatment plan. To unveil the “why” behind your hypothyroid diagnosis, you may need to undergo further testing, like an antibody blood test. History and Examination When you see a healthcare provider for the first time with signs or symptoms suspicious for hypothyroidism, you can expect to undergo a complete medical history and physical examination....

What is wrong with this picture? Japan is suffering from an irrational lack of exuberance. As Japanese stocks bump along at 20-year lows, the market now figures that hundreds of companies like Exedy are worth less than their liquidation value. No matter how grim you rate the future of Japan Inc., that can’t make sense. Many companies in this class, like Exedy, make a solid profit. This syndrome is most pronounced in the vast market of small firms, unknown to the outside world, which are the core of the Japanese economy, and account for 90 percent of its GDP....

Ok, maybe not exactly in terms of athletic ability and skill, but in parenting terms. Following the Bucks’ two-point win over the Celtics at Fiserv Forum on Saturday night, Antetokounmpo, who was in MVP form finishing with 42 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, was asked about some of the questionable calls that went against the Bucks down the stretch. Antetokounmpo made it pretty clear that he wanted to criticize the referees but wisely decided to save his money instead....

It all started when Dickie V sent out a NSFW tweet to try and promote the Louisville-Virginia game on ESPN. MORE: BYU guard’s record | No. 6 Arizona falls | So does No. 8 Kansas The college basketball pundit then immediately claimed his account was hacked. What really happened was that Vitale hit the auto fill function a little too quickly on his phone or he simply tagged the wrong handle when he published his original Instagram post....

Meanwhile, the Palestinians and Israelis, prodded by Washington, are moving ahead toward a resolution of the issue that has bled the region like an ulcer for more than 50 years. Damascus is tilting away from Tehran and democracy is allowed to flourish once more in Lebanon. We’re still spending more than $2 billion a week on the Iraq adventure, but there seems to be an end in sight. RELATED CONTENT...

Cooper, the New York chairman for Democratic Coalition, on Sunday morning posted a tweet with #ObamaOutdidTrump. Within four hours, the hashtag had more than 9,000 tweets. He then asked his followers to make it go viral, and did it ever. Sunday morning, Cooper posted a graphic about job growth, and said a retweet of it “will hurt Trump’s re-election chances and make him VERY UPSET!” He posted the hashtag at the end of the tweet....

The Nagasaki bomb—codenamed “Fat Man”—killed somewhere between 39,000 and 80,000 people, around half of them within 24 hours of the detonation on August 9, 1945. The center of the port city was razed to the ground, with only a handful of buildings left standing. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki together killed somewhere between 129,000 and 226,000 people, the vast majority of them civilians. Then, it was argued that the bombs were the only way to defeat the forces of Imperial Japan, which were fighting tooth and nail for every inch of Japanese territory against the Allies....

Mistake: Eating Too Much Fruit at Once It’s a myth that people with PCOS should not eat fruit. No, the fruit does not have too much sugar in it and no, the fruit is not the same as eating sugar cubes. Fruit provides important nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants that can actually lower insulin levels. A big mistake some people with PCOS make is eating too much fruit at once. For example, they make a smoothie which includes several pieces or cups of fruit....

In the 17th minute, Cote d’Ivoire international Assale opened the scoring for Young Boys before Mbokani equalised off a Vitaly Buyalsky assist in the 34th minute. Six minutes later, Assale grabbed his brace to give Adi Hutter’s men a 2-1 lead heading into the break. Few moments after the interval, Mykola Morozyuk made sure both sides had a share of the spoils. The Swiss outfit would, however, finish the tie with a man less after Cote d’Ivoire midfielder, Sekou Sanogo picked up a second booking in the 82nd minute....

Two kinds of pegylated interferons are available and used to treat Hepatitis C virus infection. Peginterferon alfa-2a: Also called alfa-2a, commercial name Pegasys. Peginterferon alfa-2b: Also called alfa-2b, commercial name PegIntron. They were considered the treatment of choice, used with ribavirin, and listed on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines. The treatment of HCV is changing with the approval of Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and Simeprevir (Olysio) in 2013 by the FDA....

Sleepiness Some people lose touch with what it feels like to be sleepy. Sleepiness or drowsiness is the extreme desire to fall asleep. Imagine that you’re sitting after lunch in your most comfortable chair. You’re cozy and relaxed. Your eyelids become heavy, and each time they close, they stay that way a moment longer. You are ready to doze off. You’re sleepy. Generally, feelings of sleepiness build the longer a person stays awake....

More recently, ankle replacements have made a comeback. There are five ankle prostheses that have been FDA-approved and a couple of others under study in the United States. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), early ankle replacement designs had only two components and required bone cement to hold them in the proper position. Newer designs don’t require cement—instead, bone grows into the ankle prosthesis similar to knee and hip replacements....

Georgia GOP Rep. Jack Kingston blasts Obama on MSNBC for not wearing an American-flag lapel pin—while not wearing one himself. How patriotic. Score: 60 Internet gossip jockey Matt Drudge gets our highest score yet for jeopardizing multiple lives when he posted the “Prince Harry at war” news. Score: 98

But on Saturday night against the Blues, Phaneuf got a chance to take out his frustration on an opposing player, which wound up being T.J. Oshie. MORE: Leafs order Kadri home | Lose Robidas | PLUS: Kane healing | Bruins special vs. Wings Let’s just say Phaneuf treated Oshie like he was the originator of the tweet. Phaneuf won’t soon forget about TSN’s gaffe, but blowing up an opponent with a massive open-ice hit is a good place to start....

But Talib wasn’t the aggressor — he simply retaliated after the hit that left Harris on the ground holding his knee. MORE: Week 14 NFL scoreboard The Titans, driving into Broncos territory late in the second quarter, got an extra 15 yards thanks to Talib, who saw Douglas go after Harris’ knee — even though both players were far removed from the play. Harris had to leave the field but eventually made it back....

The Legal Aid Society and Jenner & Block LLP filed a motion in the Southern District of New York on Thursday accusing the city of violating its obligations under a 2017 settlement to provide additional accommodations for the disabled homeless. “The city’s rushed decision to arbitrarily move thousands of homeless New Yorkers from safe accommodations back to local, crowded shelters is both illegal and inhumane,” Josh Goldfein, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society, said in a statement....

just one month after Hugo’s rage Loma Prieta registered 7.1 on the Richter scale, killing 59 and injuring 3,000 more In the San Francisco area. Already strained by Hugo, FEMA was caught unprepared for the inner-city poor and Spanish-speaking Californians. The agency’s top medical coordinator went on vacation the day after the disaster. swollen by 14 inches of winter rain in one month, three Texas rivers spilled over their banks in January 1992, causing flooding in a 25-county disaster zone....

This article discusses contact dermatitis, including symptoms, causes, and treatments related to dish soap, which is a common cause of irritated skin and allergic reactions. What Is Contact Dermatitis? Contact dermatitis is a condition in which the skin gets irritated and inflamed from being in direct contact with a substance that contains an irritant or allergen. Contact dermatitis can come on quickly or develop slowly. There are two types of contact dermatitis: irritant dermatitis and allergic dermatitis....

According to the Palm Beach Post, Figueroa begins classes Monday at Garden City (Kan.) Community College and will join the football team. But before starting classes, Figueroa went off on his former school in an expletive-laced tirade recorded on his Instagram account. MORE: Seven games that should be played every year | SN’s Top 50 players for 2015 Although he deleted the video, his Twitter and Instagram accounts, the clip (warning: explicit language) was copied and posted on Twitter....