News tagged with thyroid
CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula
Apr 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government ...
FDA notes heart events, tumors with Novo drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say a potential blockbuster diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk appears to work. But they say questions remain about its effect on the heart and other organs.
Concern over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems
Mar 27, 2009 |
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More and more people are being inappropriately diagnosed and treated for underactivity of the thyroid gland (known as primary hypothyroidism), warn doctors in an editorial published on bmj.com today.
Researchers find experimental therapy turns on tumor suppressor gene in cancer cells
Jan 20, 2009 |
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that the experimental drug they are testing to treat a deadly form of thyroid cancer turns on a powerful tumor suppressor capable of halting cell growth. Few other cancer drugs have this ...
Smoking during pregnancy may impair thyroid function of mom and fetus
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with potentially harmful changes in both maternal and fetal thyroid function, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical En ...
Molecular imaging enables earlier, individualized treatment of thyroid cancer
Jan 02, 2009 |
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In a study to determine the diagnostic value of molecular imaging in nodal staging of patients with thyroid cancer, researchers were able for the first time to accurately distinguish between cancerous cells in regional lymph ...
Pediatric obesity may alter thyroid function and structure
Dec 03, 2008 |
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In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new study accepted for publication ...
Researchers discover atomic bomb effect results in adult-onset thyroid cancer
Aug 29, 2008 |
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Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to Japanese researchers.
Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition
Aug 07, 2008 |
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A new discovery may lead to more effective screening and treatment for patients with a difficult to recognize syndrome characterized by tumor-like growths and a high risk of developing specific cancers. The research, published ...
Long-lasting effects of the Seveso disaster on thyroid function in babies
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Three decades after an accident at a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy in 1976, which resulted in exposure of a residential population to the most dangerous type of dioxin, newborn babies born to mothers living in the contaminated ...
Thyrotropin levels associated with Alzheimer's disease risk in women
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, appear to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the July ...
Blood vessel inhibitor shows promise against metastatic thyroid cancer
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites has a poor prognosis, but an experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation can slow disease progression in some patients, a research team led by investigators ...
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