Poor thyroid function linked to NAFLD

Ramadan fasting and thyroid function

Fasting is one of Islamic Five Pillars and it is an Islamic obligations. Even though fasting during Ramadan month is an obligatory, if this obligatory has dangerous effects on the human health, it is forbidden. In On the other hand, atypical levels of thyroid hormones can create serious problems for human body and normal range of these hormones is indicative of good thyroid function. The presen...

Relationship between Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody and Thyroid Function Test

Background: Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO antibody) is a member of thyroid autoantibodies which are important in inducing and also diagnosing autoimmune thyroid diseases. Thyroid autoimmunity can cause several forms of thyroiditis and abnormal thyroid functions, ranging from hypothyroidism to hyperthyroidism. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between serum levels of anti-TPO ...

Thyroid function and mole pregnancy [Persian]

The incidence of mole pregnancy appears to be higher in Iran than in Europe or North America. This gave us an opportunity to study a number of biochemical measurements related to the thyroid. In 14 patients with hydatiform mole, the T3 resin uptake, serum thyroxine (T4), ETR, T3 RIA, human serum TSH (hTSH) and serum human Chorinic gonadotropin (hCG) were measured. Of the 14 patients 6 sho...

Evaluation of the effects of chronic exposure to organophosphorus pesticides on thyroid function

Ombudsman warns of deaths linked to poor sepsis treatment.

By Sophie Blakemore THOUSANDS OF children and adults are dying each year because of a failure to diagnose and provide rapid treatment for severe sepsis, research by the health service ombudsman has revealed. The ombudsman’s first clinical report estimates that 37,000 people die from the infection annually. It focuses on the deaths of ten patients and highlights poor initial assessments and dela...