Steve Jobs Is Feeling Hormonal

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Last month, Steve Jobs pulled out of giving the keynote address at Macworld this year. After the word had spread that he wouldn't make it, there was a lot of speculation about his health, as is usually the case these days.

Apple shares even started to dip as investors started to show concern about whether Jobs would be able to remain"top dog".

Even though Jobs doesn't care to discuss his health publicly, Apple released a letter today from Jobs designed to quell the rumors that his cancer has returned. It also reveals that a strange “hormone imbalance” that has caused him to lose weight.

The letter admits that this health problem was, in fact, one of the reasons why Jobs won’t be giving the Macworld keynote...

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

. . . As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause—a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.