Thyroid

Thyroid hormone treatment hastens recovery after cardiac surgery

Thyroid hormone treatment after surgery requiring heart bypass speeds recovery in children undergoing correction of congenital heart defects, according to a clinical trial published in The Lancet. The effects were greatest in the patients who underwent long and difficult surgeries. Following trauma or surgery or during a critical illness, thyroid hormone concentrations plummet. Ma...

Levothyroxine Thyroid Hormone Replacement, Approved for Hypothyroidism

The thyroid hormone replacement prescription drug, levothyroxine sodium (Unithroid) for hypothyroidism in adults and children has been approved for use in the United States by the FDA. The thyroid hormaone is involved in the regulation of a wide range of metabolic processes within the body in all age groups. In children thyroid hormones are essential for normal physical growth and i...

Hypothyroidism can affect babies

Researchers from UK say that, babies of mother's with hypothyroidism are likely to have a low IQ. The thyroid gland secretes hormones which control metabolism, growth and development. Symptoms hypothyroidism include tiredness, dry skin and weight gain.// Children born with an underactive thyroid gland can suffer learning difficulties. Pregnant women with the condition are more prone t...

Another Cause of Thyroid Cancer Discovered

A new discovery reveals a new cause of thyroid cancer. Researchers say in 70 percent of papillary thyroid tumors, one of three genetic changes // happen. The genes affected include BRAF, RET or RAS. When patients have not been exposed to radiation, the changes generally happen with the BRAF gene. However, in patients who are exposed to radiation the gene changes occur in the RET gene. In both ca...

Common Thyroid Problems In Women May Lower Their Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer

According to latest research women with a common thyroid problem may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer .// Studies in the past have shown that one of the circulating thyroid hormones actually sustains breast cancer cells. Although animal studies found mammary gland cells responded to thyroid hormones , population studies have shown conflicting patterns in the relationship be...

Tumour marker for detecting early Recurrence of Thyroid cancer may be soon available

Early recurrence of thyroid cancer may be detectable using a blood test to detect// a protein called ‘Thyroglobin”(Tg) according to a study published by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. The findings were published June 21 online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolis...

Use parathyroid hormone to fight brittle bone disease

A study conducted on more than 1600 women reveals that parathyroid hormone (parathormone) increases the patient’s bone density and cut the risk of fractures in them. The same hormone is also useful in regulating calcium levels in the body. The new aspect of the hormone guarding against fractures has opened up the prospect of the hormone being used to treat osteoporosis or b...

Risk of Thyroid cancer is increased after Childhood Irradiation of Neck region

Professor Alice Sigurdson and Colleagues has reported the dosage difference which is required for treatment and the dosage which increases the risk of thyroid cancer. The study was conducted in 72 patients // who were treated for thyroid cancer during their childhood. The thyroid gland which is irradiated during childhood has greater risk of developing thyroid cancer and there seems to...

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Helps In Removing Thyroid Cysts

In a path-breaking surgery here, an elderly woman suffering from multiple nodules and cysts in her thyroid gland was relieved of the diseased parts without any trauma on the neck//. A team of surgeons led by B. Ramana performed the two-hour-long operation - Bloodless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy - through the anterior chest or breast approach at Apollo Gleneagles Clinic last week....

Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Can Widely Infiltrate The Larynx

The proximity of the thyroid gland to the larynx, trachea, pharynx, and cervical esophagus allows thyroid cancer// to invade these structures. Invasion of the larynx by differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma is uncommon, but causes serious morbidity and mortality when present. A recent article, which appears in the July issue of , reports on 5 differ...

Proper Treatment of Hypothyroidism Found To Prevent Heart Diseases

Researches from the Cardiovascular Research Institute have now found out that heart disease can be reduced by effective treatment of disorders affecting the thyroid gland.// Aggressive treatment of hypothyroidism and borderline hypothyroidism is hoped to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases to a significant extent. The study has however been conducted in rats, the results of w...

Chornobyl Incident Proved Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer from Radioactive Iodine

As an added value to the several previous studies, Geoffrey R. Howe, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York, and his colleagues have revealed that exposure// to radioactive substances increased cancer risks in teens and kids. After the chornobyl radiation-accident, a study conducted to examine the cancer prevalence showed an increased risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescent...

Large Study Finds No Need to Screen HIV-positive Patients for Thyroid Disease

Rates of thyroid disease are similar in HIV-positive patients and the general population, according to a large British// study published in the January edition of HIV Medicine. The study’s authors, from London’s Royal Free Hospital, therefore believe that HIV-positive patients do not require thyroid screens as part of their routine HIV care. HIV infection and treatment with potent an...

New Study Suggests Perchlorate Effects on Thyroid Function of U.S. Women

Early last year, a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel concluded its review of research on the health effects of perchlorate, an inorganic anion and component of rocket// fuel known to inhibit the thyroid’s ability to absorb iodine from the bloodstream, by recommending a new reference dose. The NAS also called for further research to identify safe exposure levels for sensitive subpopulations...

Levels of Thyroid Hormone Forecasts Life Span

A novel study on rodents has found a relationship between thyroid levels and life-span, suggesting that higher the metabolic rate, shorter is the life-span//. Thyroid hormone in the body regulates the metabolic rate. The study engaged in a comparative study of the levels of thyroid hormones in rodents that belonged to different groups and age groups as well. The study measured the thyr...

Longer-Lived Rodents Have Lower Levels of Thyroid Hormone

The thyroid may play an important role in longevity, with longer-lived rodents showing significantly lower levels of a thyroid hormone that speeds metabolism, a new study has found.// The study further strengthens the theory that the faster an animal’s metabolism, the shorter its life, and vice versa, said Mario Pinto, the study’s lead author. The thyroid releases hormones that regulat...

Pregnant? Check Your Thyroid Secretion!

A research aimed to study the significance of thyroid checkup in pregnant women to get underway soon//. Researchers are considering whether thyroid check up should be made mandatory in pregnant women, even if no symptoms of the disease are seen. Previous studies have shown that even a slightly under active or a hyperactive thyroid gland during pregnancy may result in premature births...

National Cancer Database Reveals Disparities in Access to Thyroid Cancer Surgery

CHICAGO, In a study released earlier this year from the National Cancer Database (NCDB), the removal of the entire thyroid -- total thyroidectomy -- was shown to reduce papillary thyroid cancer recurrence rates and improve survival in patients whose tumors are larger than 1.0 cm. With that knowledge, researchers from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) wanted to determine if this surgical pro...