22/07/2010 | The rising rate of thyroid cancer in Australia is at least partly due to more serendipitous detection rather than more disease, Australian research suggests.
14/07/2010 | A Cochrane review has concluded that treating subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy probably has some benefits, but the evidence is not strong enough to justify screening thyroid function in all pregnant women.
17/06/2010 | Maternal hypothyroxinaemia is a risk factor for expressive language delay in early childhood, a Dutch study shows.
13/05/2010 | Healthy postmenopausal women with thyroid function near the upper limit of normal are at an elevated risk for low bone mineral density and therefore fractures, research shows.
22/04/2010 | Women planning a pregnancy, and pregnant and lactating women should take an iodine supplement to prevent damage to the developing foetus, experts say.
08/04/2010 | A study from Taiwan has linked hyperthyroidism in people aged under 45 with increased risk of ischaemic stroke.
10/02/2010 | TSH cut-offs of 2.5 and 4.0 mU/liter combined with thyroid antibodies provide a clinically useful estimate of the long-term risk of hypothyroidism, researchers from Western Australian report.
19/11/2009 | Women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have hypothyroidism in late pregnancy or in later years, according to an analysis in the BMJ.
09/06/2009 | Doctors have been warned about a risk of serious liver injury linked with use of the anti-thyroid drug propylthiouracil for the treatment of Graves' Disease.
01/06/2009 | The American Thyroid Association has published the first comprehensive set of clinical guidelines for the management of all medullary thyroid carcinoma disorders.