Hyperthyroidism Watch

Nuclear Medicine Procedures Can Trigger Radiation Alarms In Public Places, Surprising Patients

heyitisnancyxiao — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:06:17 +0000

Nuclear Medicine Procedures Can Trigger Radiation Alarms In Public Places, Surprising Patients

Science Daily - Dec 13 11:07 PM

Twenty million nuclear medicine procedures that detect and evaluate heart disease, brain disorders and cancer — and that use radiopharmaceuticals to treat overactive thyroids and some cancers — are performed each year. Sometimes patients who have received these treatments inadvertently set off radiation alarms in public buildings.

Chemicals Used As Fire Retardants Could Be Harmful, Researchers Say

heyitisnancyxiao — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:09:49 +0000

Chemicals Used As Fire Retardants Could Be Harmful, Researchers Say

Science Daily - Dec 10 10:09 PM

Margarita Curras-Collazo’s lab at the University of California-Riverside has done research that shows that polybrominated diphenyl ethers, chemicals used as fire retardants, disrupt mechanisms that are responsible for releasing hormones in the body. Moreover, her lab has shown that like polychlorinated biphenyls, whose manufacture in the US was discontinued in 1977, PBDEs alter calcium signaling …

Chemicals in TV, computers, toasters and sofas could be health hazards

heyitisnancyxiao — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:06:54 +0000

Chemicals in TV, computers, toasters and sofas could be health hazards

ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 10 11:39 PM

Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): A recent research has revealed that chemicals used as fire-retardants in several home appliances like televisions, computers, toasters and sofas may be hazardous to human health. It was found that chemicals used as fire retardants, mainly Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), could be harmful for human health as they have been detected in alarming amounts in human …

Thyroid Cancer Growing Fast Among Women

heyitisnancyxiao — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:58:34 +0000

Thyroid Cancer Growing Fast Among Women

Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News - Jul 11 3:20 AM

A lot is heard about breast cancer, colon cancer and prostrate cancer, but the cancer that is the fastest growing in incident in the United States is thyroid cancer, according to On Your Side Health reporter Alicia Booth.

Tired? It could be your thyroid

heyitisnancyxiao — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:41:12 +0000

Tired? It could be your thyroid

Bradenton Herald - Jun 15 12:18 AM

Recognize this scenario? You diet and exercise, but your waistline stays the same - or worse, it steadily expands. It might not be your fault. You could be suffering from hypothyroidism, also known as underactive thyroid.

Thyromine: Thyroid Health Supplement

heyitisnancyxiao — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:59:54 +0000

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Increase in Thyroid Cancer in U.S. Attributed to Improved Early Detection

heyitisnancyxiao — Tue, 16 May 2006 19:08:27 +0000

Increase in Thyroid Cancer in U.S. Attributed to Improved Early Detection

Kansas City InfoZine - May 15 2:08 AM

Although the incidence of thyroid cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years, the rise is being attributed to improved diagnostic techniques of previously undetected disease, rather than a true increase in the occurrence of thyroid cancer.

Thyroid cancer to double locally after Chernobyl

heyitisnancyxiao — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:27:57 +0000

Thyroid cancer to double locally after Chernobyl

AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 24 8:06 AM

The number of thyroid cancer cases in the Briansk region of western Russia will double between now and 2010, largely as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 20 years ago.

Course to cover minimally invasive thyroid, parathyroid surgery

heyitisnancyxiao — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:55:57 +0000

Course to cover minimally invasive thyroid, parathyroid surgery

[Press Release] Medical College of Georgia - Apr 10 6:36 AM

Dr. Paolo Miccoli, a pioneer of minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery techniques, is among the guest faculty for the Medical College of Georgia’s April 21-22 course on these new surgical approaches.

New Evidence-Based Thyroid Nodule Guidelines

heyitisnancyxiao — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:42:36 +0000

New Evidence-Based Thyroid Nodule Guidelines

Newswise - Mar 20 7:29 AM

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today announced the release of its medical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules. The guidelines are published in the January/February 2006 issue of Endocrine Practice, a peer-reviewed journal of AACE.