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4. Dr. Carmencita Domingo of the Medical Sciences division, for her medical researches on the early diagnosis of cretinism, a condition produced in infants and children due to lack of thyroid hormone. 5. Dr. Gerard Penecilla of the Pharmaceutical...
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Iodine deficiency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iodine is an essential trace element; the thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodotyronine contain iodine. In areas where there is little iodine in the diet—typically remote inland areas where no marine...
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Thyroid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the neck inferior to (below) the thyroid cartilage (also known as the Adam's apple in men) and at approximately...
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The Department of Pediatrics of Temple University School of Medicine and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and the Division of Endocrine and Cancer Research, Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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Severe iodine deficiency may manifest itself by Cretinism i.e. children born with severe hypothyroidism. ... Many countries have long since introduced iodized salt which resulted not only in a dramatic reduction in the prevalence of goitre but also progressive disappearance of endemic Cretinism. In the United States and...
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Cretinism is a circumstance of seriously stunted physiological and psychological increase payable to raw inborn inadequacy of thyroid hormones. Cretins have dwarfed bodies, with curvature of the backbone and pendulous stomach. ... Adhd Medications and Children With Anxiety...
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Three children with goitrous hypothyroidism had thyroid scans with [Tc-99m] sodium pertechnetate, which showed symmetrically enlarged thy roid glands with uniformly increased activities compared to little activities in the salivary glands and low body background activities.
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You are seeing this message because your Web browser does not support basic Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing and what you can do to make your experience on this ... From the Babies' and Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics of Western Reserve University and Lakeside Hospital.
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Iodine is a chemical element essential for the production of thyroid hormones that regulate growth and metabolism. ... Diets deficient in iodine increase risk of retarded brain development in children (cretinism), mental slowness, high cholesterol, lethargy, weight gain, and goiter: a swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck.
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