Loudoun County Supervisor Ron Meyer (R-Broad Run) wants the Board of Supervisors to cut the countyâs current tax rate of $1.145 by two cents in the coming year's budget in a bid to save Loudoun taxpayerâs money and have extra funds in the event annual Metro costs put a strain on Loudounâs finances..
General Discussion. Autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), also known as Hashimoto's disease, is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the thyroid gland that is caused by abnormal blood antibodies and white blood cells that mistakenly attack and damage healthy thyroid cells.
Graves' eye disease, also known as thyroid eye disease, is an autoimmune condition in which immune cells attack the thyroid gland which responds by secreting an excess amount of thyroid hormone.As a result, the thyroid gland enlarges and excess hormones increase metabolism.he eyes are particularly vulnerable to Graves' eye disease, because the autoimmune attack often targets the eye muscles and connective tissue within the eye socket. This likely occurs because these tissues contain proteins that appear similar to the immune system as those of the thyroid gland.