Thyroid News and Alerts

Thyroid News and Alerts 

 A caution from Genzyme re their product Thyrogen, is summarized in a letter to health professionals dated November 19, 2009.  It is posted on the Health Canada website:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-avis/prof/_2009/thyrogen_hpc-cps-eng.php

A summary of scientific articles on issues regarding Bisphenol A (added to many plastic products) and its effect on thyroid function. This substance has been banned in baby bottles in Canada:
www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bpa-suppresses-thyroid-hormone-delays-frog-development

A summary of information on thyroid blood tests including the scientific controversy surrounding the use of TSH tests to diagnose borderline hypothyroidism:
www.mythyroid.com/bloodtests.html

Antithyroid medications such as Propylthiouracil (PTU) are safe and effective but must be monitored and side effects reported promptly. Read more about PTU and other thyroid medications here:
www.mythyroid.com/medicationshyper.html

Read Thyroid Federation International's newsletters online. Topics include activities of other world thyroid organizations and global issues such as iodine deficiency and newborn screening.

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