The aim of this study was to systematically review the efficacy and safety of iodine-125 brachytherapy combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced lung cancer. PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO, FMJS and Web of Science were searched to obtain randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published in English and Chinese, until February 2016. The evaluating indicators were complete response (CR), partial r...

background: to assess accessibility of iodinated salt and urinary iodine concentrations (uic) during pregnancy. this cross-sectional study was carried out between october and december, 2009 in urmia county, west azerbaijan (wa), iran. methods: data on demographic characteristics and iodinated salt accessibility were gathered through a questionnaire at 1st trimester. household salt samples and u...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Atherosclerosis evolves or accelerates when arteries are exposed to ionizing radiation, both early and late after exposure. Radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid disease exposes the carotid arteries to 4-50 Gy, and may thereby increase the risk of atherosclerosis. Increased risk of cerebrovascular events has been reported after radioiodine therapy. This study aimed to examine...

Graves' disease is a thyroid-specific autoimmune disorder in which the body makes antibodies to the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor leading to hyperthyroidism. Therapeutic options for the treatment of Graves' disease include medication, radioactive iodine ablation, and surgery. Radioactive iodine is absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy as exposure to I-131 to the fetal thyroid can resul...

Hypothyroidism is one of the most common endocrine diseases. More than 99% all cases hypothyroidism in adults are due to primary hypothyroidism. Most often, develops because chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, as well after medical manipulations (iatrogenic hypothyroidism) — postoperative or a result therapy with radioactive iodine. The article presents draft clinical guidelines for diagnosis and t...

Povidone – Iodine has been known to have strong bactericidal and virucidal properties for a long time. It in clinical use as an antiseptic agent over fifty years. Now new indication this old drug is recommended Hookah therapy. hypothesized that form it will be effective therapeutic kill the coronavirus (SARS-COV2) or significantly inhibit its multiplication achieve cure. Details of treatment do...

Hyperthyroidism is now recognized as the most common endocrinopathy of older cats. Despite worldwide occurrence, the pathogenesis of feline hyperthyroidism remains unclear. Traditional methods of managing feline hyperthyroidism include thyroidectomy, anti-thyroid medications, and radioactive iodine. Surgery and radioactive iodine are designed to provide permanent solutions, oral anti-thyroid dr...

Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC) can present either as a minimally invasive or as a widely invasive tumor. HCC generally has a more aggressive clinical behavior compared with the other differentiated thyroid cancers, and it is associated with a higher rate of distant metastases. Minimally invasive HCC demonstrates much less aggressive behavior; lesions <4 cm can be treated with thyroid lobectomy al...

The response tomethimazole(l-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazol,MMl) therapy was evaluated in 18 patients with diffuse toxic goitre residing in an area of iodine deficiency(Tehran)and in 18 such patients residing in an area of iodine sufficiency(Boston) .Free T4 index(FT4I) decreased from 22.9± 4.8 to 4.9± 4.3 in Tehran and from 23.8± 5.2 to 17.0±4.1 in Boston, 4 weeks after administration of MMl 10 mg ...

Complementary medications and herbal medicine for weight loss have become very popular. We report a case of thyroid dysfunction following the ingestion of a kelp-containing marketed diet in a 45-year-old woman with no previous thyroid disease. Signs of hyperthyroidism occurred shortly after a kelp-containing diet. Hyperthyroidism lasted 2 months and was followed by an overt hypothyroidism. The ...