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Thyroid problem news from Thyroid Talk
Welcome to the Thyroid news section for February 2006. Here we have links to Thyroid related news from around the world.
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Thyroid RELATED NEWS IN FEBRUARY 2006
Women who experience low thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy have an increased risk of delivering infants with neurological development complications, according to a report published in the January issue of the journal Pediatrics, Reuters Health reports (Brown, Reuters Health, 1/23).
The objective of this study was to examine the potential radioprotective properties of propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced hypothyroidism against oxidative organ damage induced by irradiation (IR). Sprague Dawley rats were pretreated with saline or PTU (10 mg/kg i.p.) for 15 days, and were then exposed to whole-body IR (800 cGy).
AstraZeneca thyroid cancer drug gets US fast-track
AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (AZN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track designation for the investigation of its drug Zactima for the treatment of thyroid cancer.
CU's thyroid center gets $3M donation
A $3 million gift from the Kern family is helping the University of Colorado retain a top researcher in thyroid cancer.
About Hypothyroidism – a Common Health Problem
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