BPA shown to disrupt thyroid function in pregnant animals and offspring
19 NOV 2012 New study uses animal model similar to humans and shows BPA can affect thyroid function Chevy Chase, MD –– In utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) can…
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19 NOV 2012 New study uses animal model similar to humans and shows BPA can affect thyroid function Chevy Chase, MD –– In utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) can…
Metformin diabetes drug associated with risk of low levels of thyroid hormone Metformin, a commonly used drug for treating type 2 diabetes, is linked to an increased risk of low thyroid-stimulating…
(Boston) -- In some women abnormally high levels of a common and pervasive chemical may lead to adverse effects in their offspring. The study, published recently in the Journal of…
Public release date: 10-Aug-2011 A new study finds that pregnant women in Northern California have the highest PBDE flame retardant exposures reported to date among pregnant women worldwide.…
Public release date: 21-Jun-2010 - Because of California’s flammability laws, residents in this state have some of the highest exposures to PBDEs in the world. - the PBDE…
Public release date: 17-May-2010 - Studies published as early as 1947 demonstrated nearly every thyroid gland might be found to have a cancer if examined closely enough - 20-year survival rate…
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase odds of women developing mild hypothyroidism Chevy Chase, MD—Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals is linked to changes in…
Contact: Lisa Anderson lisama2@gwu.edu 202-994-3121 George Washington University (Boston/Washington) – A viewpoint in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses the issue of iodine deficiency in pregnant…
2010 study posted for filing Contact: David Corriveau David.A.Corriveau@Dartmouth.edu 603-653-0771 JAMA and Archives Journals Individuals with papillary thyroid cancer that has not spread beyond the thyroid gland appear to have…
Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society New study uses animal model similar to humans and shows BPA can affect thyroid function Chevy Chase, MD –– In utero exposure…
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Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley — Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to…
Public release date: 13-Jan-2009 Chevy Chase, MD—Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with potentially harmful changes in both maternal and fetal thyroid function, according to a new study accepted for…
Public release date: 3-Dec-2007 (BRONX, NY) -- Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that perchlorate—an industrial pollutant linked to thyroid ailments—is actively concentrated…
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