New Study Finds Kelp Can Reduce Level of Hormone Related to Breast Cancer Risk
Monday January 31, 2005
A type of vegetation that can often be found washed ashore on beaches may soon emerge as a new player in the field of cancer-fighting foods. A new study led ... Read More
US Government List of Cancer-Causing Agents Grows
Sunday January 30, 2005
The Department of Health and Human Services released its Eleventh Edition of the Report on Carcinogens, adding seventeen substances to the growing list of cancer-causing agents, bringing the total to ... Read More
A Healthy Start to a Healthy Year
Saturday January 29, 2005
Can your mind help your body keep your New Year's resolutions?
Mounting evidence says, "Yes," according to Dr. Vicki Rackner. Find out about how your beliefs may help your body achieve ... Read More
Project's Goal Is to Help Hanford Downwinders Make More Informed Health Care Choices
Friday January 28, 2005
The Hanford Community Health Project (HCHP) announced today that a new resource is available for people who grew up downwind of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and are concerned about exposure ... Read More
Liquid Form of Potassium Iodide Released: Supplement Can Protect Thyroid From Nuclear Exposure
Thursday January 27, 2005
ThyroShield, a liquid form of potassium iodide, has been approved by the FDA, for use as a protective agent in the event of a nuclear accident or release. The product ... Read More
Is There Pentagon Pressure to Downplay Dangers of Perchlorate?
Wednesday January 26, 2005
Watchdog groups say scientists advising the Bush administration are at it again: this time under Pentagon pressure to argue that the thyroid-affecting chemical perchlorate is safer in drinking water than ... Read More
Vinegar and Pickles: Weight Loss Solutions?
Sunday January 23, 2005
A great article at Science News online reviewed some of the latest information on the possible role vinegar can play in helping control insulin levels. And pickles are part ... Read More
Second Thoughts on Perchlorate Study: National Academy Panel Scientists Wonder Why Some Reporters Got The Story Wrong
Saturday January 22, 2005
Last week, a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel released a long-awaited report on health effects of the toxic rocket fuel chemical perchlorate. Some of the U.S. news media reported ... Read More
Thyroid Patient Advocate Marks Awareness Month With Warning: "Thyroid Disease is Overlooked and Undertreated"
Tuesday January 18, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With more than 27 million Americans affected, and half still undiagnosed, patient advocate and author Mary Shomon is concerned: "Thyroid disease is one of ... Read More
The REAL Issues Thyroid Patients Face in 2005
Monday January 17, 2005
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Thyroid Association believe that the issue deserving national focus in 2005 for thyroid patients is that patients should stay on one particular ... Read More
AACE/ATA Launch Questionable Campaign for Thyroid Awareness
Monday January 17, 2005
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and in 2005, as in past years, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) -- joined by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) -- has launched ... Read More
2005 Thyroid Awareness Campaign Encourages Patients: You Make the Difference in Ensuring a Healthy Thyroid / January is Thyroid Awareness Month
Thursday January 13, 2005
(PRESS RELEASE) Every time you look in the mirror, a key to your well - being is staring back at you: your thyroid gland. But for 27 million Americans, this ... Read More
2004 Thyroid Cheers and Jeers
Wednesday January 12, 2005
It's that time of year again, when we look back on 2004, and the various events and people that affected the health and well-being of the nation's thyroid patients. This ... Read More
Keep Your New Year's Resolution -- and Have Your Comfort Foods, Too
Wednesday January 12, 2005
Comfort foods are often a staple of cold-weather cuisine, warming the soul and invoking memories of winters past. For millions of Americans the winter season also signals a time to ... Read More
Academy Succumbs to Pentagon-White House-Industry Pressure, Recommends Perchlorate Safety Level That Fails to Protect Children
Tuesday January 11, 2005
NRDC Says Recommendation to Add Iodide to Prenatal Vitamins Is "Too Little, Too Late"
"It's like exposing pregnant women to cigarette smoke and telling them to wear gas masks..."
From the ... Read More
Report Assesses Health Implications of Perchlorate Exposure
Tuesday January 11, 2005
From the Federal Government National Academies' National Research Council... A new report by the National Academies' National Research Council on the health effects of perchlorate, a chemical that in high ... Read More
White House and Pentagon Bias National Academy Perchlorate Report
Tuesday January 11, 2005
From the Natural Resources Defense Council ... On January 11, a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel is expected to release a report evaluating the potential health threats posed by ... Read More
Top Ten Signs That You Might Have a Thyroid Problem
Thursday January 6, 2005
Millions of Americans have a thyroid problem, but don't know it yet. The thyroid -- a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck -- is the master gland of metabolism. When ... Read More
What's in and What's Out? Expert Reveals Top Weight Loss Trends for 2005
Thursday January 6, 2005
Is it in or out? Hot or not? From fashion to activities, this question is asked time and time again by those seeking to stay on the cutting ... Read More
When Losing Means Winning: 10 Tips for Weight Loss Success
Thursday January 6, 2005
There is no magic bullet for losing and keeping off unwanted pounds. Fads will come and go but the following are some realistic and sensible strategies to help you get ... Read More
Hypothyroidism's Effects on Mental Health are Underestimated
Thursday January 6, 2005
According to research recently reported on in the journal Hormone and Metabolic Research, the rate of depression is much higher in people who are hypothyroid than in the general ... Read More
Cincinnati Study of Chernobyl Residents Uncovers New Cause of Thyroid Cancer
Thursday January 6, 2005
Cincinnati University scientists studying papillary thyroid cancer in Chernobyl residents following the 1986 nuclear plant accident have identified
a novel genetic mutation event that occurs as a result of their exposure ... Read More
Rehnquist at Court Part Time
Thursday January 6, 2005
January 6, 2005 -- According to a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice William Rehnquist is working part time, but there is no official information regarding when or if ... Read More