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Though many people may try to live organically or ‘go green,’ it’s likely their bodies will still come in contact with a variety of chemicals every day. Now, researchers believe that perfluorinated chemicals – compounds that have been widely used to manufacture products such as carpet, fabric, paper coatings and cosmetics – may be putting women at an increased risk for hypothyroidism and other disorders.“Experimental animal studies and epidemiological findings have demonstrated the effects of PFCs on thyroid function,” study author Dr. Chien-Yu Lin of En Chu Kong Hospital in Taiwan, told FoxNews.com in an email. “However, the relationship between serum PFCs and thyroid function in a nationally representative survey of adults has never been performed (until now).”PFCs and hypothyroidismIn a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Lin and his fellow researchers analyzed data from 1,181 participants in the 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 Nationa...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has decided to classify obesity as a disease. This decision is another example of inventing illnesses - a favorite pastime of ...
Renewing your energy is possible, once you learn to combat common causes of fatigue.Culprit: A Vitamin or Mineral Deficiency Having low levels of iron or vitamin D o...
From the moment your child is born, he or she will have a series of tests to make sure everything is healthy and developing normally. Sure, height and weight are no-...
Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study points to the potential downsides of too much iodine.Iodine is a mineral found in iodized salt...
Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too.Numerou...
The iodide dye used in heart scans and other medical imaging might damage some people's thyroid glands, which could cause important health problems later on, researc...
Approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population has hyperthyroidism, as reported by the American Thyroid Association . This condition can cause symptoms that disrupt ...
The frustration of seeing extra pounds on the scale—or of a too-tight waistband that you know used to fit—is understandable. But did you know that anything from a ho...
Are we an over-medicated nation? Let’s look at the numbers: Americans spent more than $300 billion on prescription drugs last year; nearly half of all adults have ta...
You walk into a restaurant to meet a friend and remember you were supposed to meet somewhere else. You leave your boss's office and, quick as that, forget the deadli...
Blood tests, throat cultures, EKGs, ultrasounds... A doctor's visit these days can be filled with medical tests. Some are useful; others may just lead to more tests ...
Your coworker's cologne, an overly air-freshened car, that waft of smoke clinging to a stranger’s coat—for most of us, those are just temporary annoyances. But for o...
Hypothyroidism is commonly referred to as underactive thyroid and is a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough hormones. It’s much more common i...
There are a number of possible thyroid diseases and disorders, including thyroiditis and thyroid cancer . Two of the most common thyroid disorders are hyperthyroidis...
It's true that men are more likely to lose their hair than women, mostly due to male pattern baldness (more on that later).But thinning hair and hair loss are also c...
There are many well-known depression triggers: Trauma, grief, financial troubles, and unemployment are just a few.But if you are depressed and none of these apply to...
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, can have a dramatic impact on a huge variety of bodily functions, and if you're a woman over 35 your odds of a thy...
Sofia Vergara is known for her role as the bubbly, trophy wife Gloria on the hit TV show “Modern Family.” But 13 years ago, she played another significant role: can...
Renewing your energy is possible, once you learn to combat common causes of fatigue.Culprit: A Vitamin or Mineral DeficiencyHaving low levels of iron or vitamin D or...
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