Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly thyroid news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! General Thyroid The Sleep Paradox Secondary thyroid cancer more deadly than primary malignancy in young individuals Is Empirical Radioactive Iodine Therapy Still a Valid Approach to Patients with Thyroid Cancer & Elevated Thyroglobulin PCOS & Thyroid Health Thyroid & Kids Congenital Hypothyroidism prevalent in new born babies in India New Test to Detect Low IQ Risk in Children Iodine deficiency, thyroid function and hearing deficit: a review Graves Disease … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – Jan.15, 2014
Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles or abstracts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! Dessicated thyroid extract compared with levothyroxine in the treatment of hypothyroidism: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Hypothyroidism (I chose this article because it has a good list of complimentary and alternative treatments.) Feeling nervous, clammy, always hungry? You might want to get your thyroid checked. The Dark Side of Kale (And How To Eat Around It) Underactive Thyroid – Small Gland – Big Problems 5 Common Misdiagnoses (no shock that hypothyroidism is … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – Jan.8, 2014
Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles or abstracts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM Hippocampal Size and Memory Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Hypothyroidism Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Pakistan Congenital Hypothyroidism in India – Interestingly, the article reports that the rate of hypothyroidism in India is 1 in 1,172 versus the worldwide rate of congenital hypothyroidism of 1 in 3,000. Congenital Hypothyroidism & Obesity Adiposity Rebound (The above article on Congenital Hypothyroidism & … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – Dec.18, 2013
Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles or abstracts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! 19 Signs Your Thyroid Isn’t Working (parents of children with thyroid disorders, please read this – many symptoms are the same for children and this will give you some tips on what questions to ask about how they are feeling) Hypothyroid Symptoms (this is a long, but interesting read) The Impact of Gestational Thyroid Hormone Concentrations on ADHD Symptoms of the Child FDA calls BS on Antibacterial Soaps Thyroid News Roundup 2013 (Mary Shomon's yearly review) There will be no Wednesday Weekly … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – Dec.11, 2013
Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles or abstracts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM & THYROID DISORDERS IN CHILDREN Study finds lower thyroid hormones in baby boys exposed to BPA GENERAL THYROID If you have high cholesterol, definitely read this article: Thyroid Screening Infrequent in Newly Diagnosed Hyperlipidemia (aka high cholesterol and high triglycerides) Key quote from this article: "Between 1.4% and 13% of patients with high cholesterol also have hypothyroidism, prompting health organizations, including the National Cholesterol Education Program, the … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup – Thyroid News – November 27, 2013
Thyroid News Update Here's your weekly news update from Thyroid Mom. These are articles that either appeared in the news this week or that I found this week and wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! HYPOTHYROIDISM Hypothyroidism: The grey area: http://www.cdapress.com/news/healthy_community/article_93febf8f-f0fd-5d0e-ba66-1f61f5febdfa.html President Kennedy’s health has been a hot topic-- Despite Kennedy’s ill health his lasting legacy may be ‘vigor’: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/11/22/Despite-Kennedys-ill-health-his-lasting-legacy-may-be-vigor/UPI-15321385181420/ John F. Kennedy’s medical secrets linger: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/john-f-kennedy-s-medical-secrets-linger-1.2435675 In an era … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup- Thyroid News Nov. 20, 2013
Thyroid News Update Starting this week, I’m going to try to share articles of interest with you each week. These will be either recent publications that I’ve come across in the last week or articles I’ve found during my research on thyroid disorders that may interest you. Since I’m just starting, I’m sharing all the articles I’ve found so far in November. Happy reading! CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM Fukushima fallout damaged thyroid glands of California babies: http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2164974/fukushima....... Identification of PENDRIN (SLC26A4) mutations in patients with congenital hypothyroidism and “apparent” thyroid dysgensis: … [Read more...]