Lyme disease is The Great Imitator, and some people are diagnosed with thyroid problems well before they find out they actually have Lyme disease.Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid under-produces the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine(T3) and/orthyroxine(T4).secretions.Symptoms are similar to some that accompany Lyme disease such as tiredness, poor ability to tolerate cold, and weight gain.Sometimes called Hashimoto's disease or Hashimoto's Thyroid disease is marked by a noticeable autoimmune disorder.ymptoms are similar to some that accompany Lyme disease such as tiredness, poor ability to tolerate cold, and weight gain. Sometimes called Hashimoto's disease or Hashimoto's Thyroid disease is marked by a noticeable autoimmune disorder.
Sam Sheppard dies. On this day in 1970, Sam Sheppard, a doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in a trial that caused a media frenzy in the 1950s, dies of liver failure. After a decade in prison, Sheppard was released following a re-trial.
By BRUCE LAMBERT. Chuck Connors, a former professional basketball and baseball player who gained stardom as an actor on the television series The Rifleman, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 71 years old and lived on a ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., north of Los Angeles.