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PFOA: Common stain repellent linked to thyroid disease
Stain-repelling chemicals help keep carpets, upholstery and clothing clean — but the compounds may be messing up the body. Higher blood levels of the synthetic chemical perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, are linked to thyroid diseases, scientists report online in Environmental Health Perspectives. It is the first report of such a connection between the widely used […]
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Thyroid Doctor-Nurse Team Exposes Fluoride Risk
Pre-publication review of Thyroid Power by Richard Shames MD & Karilee Shames RN, PhD has resulted in advance praise from physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.Ê According to John Lee, MD, author of the very popular book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, the new HarperCollins book, THYROID POWER: Ten Steps to […]
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Major Study of Teflon Chemical in People Suggests Harm To Immune System, Liver, Thyroid
WASHINGTON – A chemical used to make Teflon, food wrappers and dozens of other products may harm the immune system, liver and thyroid and cause higher cholesterol in children, according to the initial findings of a study of 69,000 people in West Virginia and Ohio who live near a DuPont manufacturing plant. The health effects […]
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Higher PFOA exposure increases risk of thyroid disease in children
Children living downstream of a chemical plant on the Ohio River drink in their water and carry in their blood a stain resistant chemical called PFOA. In one of the first studies of its effects on kids, those with the highest levels are more likely than the less-exposed to have thyroid disease. High exposures to […]
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Panel links PFOA exposure to thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis
VIENNA – An independent panel of scientists has now linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis in humans. On Monday, the DuPont-approved panel released its third set of reports nixing the company’s objections that PFOA, also known as the chemical C8 or ammonium […]
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Thyroid dysfunction associated with excess fluoride intakes: scope for primary prevention
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According to the National Research Council, “several lines of information indicate an effect of fluoride exposure on thyroid function.”
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Fluoride toxicity in the male reproductive system
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Are fluoride levels in drinking water associated with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A large observational study of GP practice data and fluoride levels in drinking water
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Changes in serum seromucoid following compensatory hyperparathyroidism: A sequel to chronic fluoride ingestion