The American Thyroid Association, in cooperation with its sister associations the world over, supports World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2010, marking it as a day to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid health and the advances made in treating thyroid diseases.
World Thyroid Day was established in 2008 as part of a campaign led by the European Thyroid Association and the American Thyroid Association to emphasize the prevalence of thyroid diseases, to focus on the urgent need for education and prevention programs and to increase awareness of new treatment modalities.
The thyroid gland, butterfly-shaped, relatively small, and located in the middle of the lower neck, produces hormones that influence every cell, tissue and organ in the body. The thyroid hormones regulate the body’s metabolism-the rate at which the body produces energy from nutrients and oxygen-and affects critical body functions, such as energy level and heart rate. Read the rest of this entry »
Life Science Analytics’, Bacterial Infections Therapy Area Pipeline Report contains detailed information on the bacterial infections drug pipeline.
This report provides insight into the pipeline status of bacterial infections drugs by company and by stage as well as a summary of the latest news and developments in this area. Read the rest of this entry »
Sex is taboo. That’s been told and hinted ad nauseum since school days. Talking or discussing sexual issues have been insurmountable barriers in conservative communities and families.
Add to that a total lack of proper sex education in schools and colleges, and there you have a whole crop of gross misconceptions about sex, and irrational fears and apprehensions emanating from it. There are instances where such fears and misconceptions even lead to serious psychological problems that end up affecting one’s sexual health. Needless to say, all this only contributes to discomfort in mingling with the opposite gender. Read the rest of this entry »
Whenever you think of a beautiful face the first thing that comes to your mind is radiant and glowing skin isn’t it? All of us want beautiful skin but forget to follow some simple tips to get healthy skin.
People wonder why they don’t have beautiful skin like their friends. It is easy to believe that beautiful skin is a gift of those costly products which your friend use and which you can’t afford. Read the rest of this entry »
If history is any indication, the erupting volcano in Iceland and its immense ash plume could intensify, says a Texas A&M University researcher who has explored Icelandic volcanoes for the past 25 years.
Jay Miller, a research scientist in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program who has made numerous trips to the region and studied there under a Fulbright grant, says the ash produced from Icelandic volcanoes can be a real killer, which is why hundreds of flights from Europe have been cancelled for fear of engine trouble. Read the rest of this entry »
US researchers writing in a leading journal concluded that a new form of pelleted tobacco product that in some cases looks like candy could poison children and lure young people into nicotine addiction.
You can read about the study, by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Northern Ohio Poison Control Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), online in the 19 April ahead of print issue of Pediatrics.
Last year, RJ Reynolds, one the biggest tobacco companies in the US, started market testing a new pelleted product made with finely ground tobacco flavoured with mint or cinnamon that dissolves in the mouth like breath mints.
The product, called Camel Orbs, contains 1 mg of nicotine per pellet, which is about the same as that contained in the average nicotine lozenge marketed to people trying to quit smoking. Read the rest of this entry »
The American Thyroid Association, in cooperation with its sister associations the world over, supports World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2010, marking it as a day to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid health and the advances made in treating thyroid diseases.
