Thyroid

TSH thresholds defined

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.


Monitor women with pre-eclampsia for later hypothyroidism

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.


Warning on anti-thyroid drug

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.


Guidelines for managing medullary thyroid carcinoma

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.


Persistent CV risk despite treatment of hypothyroidism

18/05/2009 | Endothelial dysfunction - a marker of increased cardiovascular risk - persists in patients with newly-diagnosed hypothyroidism despite treatment with levothyroxine, a recent study has found.


Thyroid surgery in pregnancy should be approached with caution

18/05/2009 | Thyroid and parathyroid surgery during pregnancy should be approached with caution and careful deliberation about whether the risks outweigh the benefits, researchers say.


Hypothyroidism may increase liver cancer risk in women

14/05/2009 | Women with a prior history of hypothyroidism may be at an increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers report.


Rehabilitation restores thyroid function after major surgery

25/03/2009 | Early physical therapy to restore activity after orthopaedic surgery helps avoid the 'nonthyroidal illness syndrome' that commonly accompanies chronic disease or prolonged immobilisation.


Formula predicts cure of hyperthyroidism after iodine

02/02/2009 | Researchers have predicted the probability of cure and the risk of development of hypothyroidism in patients receiving radioactive iodine to treat hyperthyroidism.


High-normal thyroid test ups AF risk

27/11/2008 | Older people with high-normal thyroid function are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a study shows.


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