Giving more pregnant women common thyroid medicine may reduce risk of complications supriya kashyap kashyap10 Nov 2016 7:03 PM ISTExtending the number of pregnant women given the common drug levothyroxine to boost thyroid hormone levels may lead to a reduced number of...
Make Congenital Hyporthyroidism test mandatory: Experts savita thakur thakur14 Dec 2016 2:09 PM ISTAs (CH) is becoming a major health concern, experts recommended state governments in the country to make CH screening for newborn mandatory in...
Multicenter study finds no benefit to treating mild thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy supriya kashyap kashyap5 March 2017 10:09 AM ISTA large national study suggests that treating pregnant women for mildly low thyroid function does not improve the IQs of their babies or reduce...
Maternal Age above 35 increases risk of Down Syndrome: Metropolis Healthcare Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 March 2017 12:28 PM ISTMumbai : Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes mental retardation and abnormal physical growth. Down syndrome occurs when an individual has...
Thyrotoxicosis- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap20 April 2017 9:16 AM ISTMinistry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has issued the Standard Treatment Guidelines for Thyrotoxicosis.Following are the major...
World Thyroid Day: One third Indians suffer from hypothyroidism Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 May 2017 12:17 PM IST North India witnesses maximum cases of hypothyroidism as compared to rest of the Indian population · Subclinical Hypothyroidism emerged as the...
New ultrasound classification of thyroid nodules to avoid unnecessary biopsies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Jun 2017 4:13 PM ISTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the thyroid gland. Up to two-thirds of adults...
Never ignore lump or swelling in neck: It might be sign of thyroid cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi:Thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located in the front part of the neck that secretes crucial hormones to help the body and mind perform...
Pen identifies cancer in 10 seconds Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTA team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a powerful tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous...
Obesity-related cancers rising, threatening gains in U.S. cancer rates Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTThe rates of 12 obesity-related cancers rose by 7 percent from 2005 to 2014, an increase that is threatening to reverse progress in reducing the rate...
Frailty tied to higher risk of complications with common surgeries : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 Oct 2017 7:15 PM ISTFrail patients are more likely to have serious complications after elective outpatient surgery than people who are healthier and stronger, a recent...
Higher thyroid hormone levels associated with atherosclerosis and early death Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTHigh and high-normal levels of a thyroid hormone called FT4, were associated with artery disease and death in elderly and middle-aged people,...
