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The Food and Drug Administration prohibits active thyroid hormone in food or nutritional supplements. Any cases of thyrotoxicosis resulting from ingestion of over-the counter supplements should be reported to the FDA at: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch

ATA installs new president and elects new members to the Board of Directors
-- Kenneth Burman, MD - President 2008
-- Terry Davies, MD - President-elect 2008
-- James A. Fagin, MD - Board of Directors
-- M. Carol Greenlee, MD - Board of Directors

ATA bestows prestigious awards at 79th Annual Meeting
-- Yun-Bo Shi, Ph.D. - Van Meter Award
-- Paul W. Ladenson, M.D. - Distinguished Service Award
-- E. Chester Ridgway, M.D. - John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal
-- James A. Fagin, M.D. - Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Lectureship Award
-- Furio Pacini, M.D. - Paul Starr Award

News from the 79th Annual Meeting of the ATA (October 2, 2008)
-- Study Finds Link Between Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency and Neurocognitive Deficits in Infants
-- Study Finds No Correlation Between Newborn Thyroid Function Within Normal Range, Cognitive Development
-- People with Moderate Subclinical Thyroidism at Increased Risk of Death
-- Octogenarians at Increased Risk of Serious Complications Following Thyroid Surgery
-- Molecular Testing of Thyroid Nodules Offers Novel Diagnostic Tool For Thyroid Cancer
--Researchers Identify Tumor Marker for Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
-- Total or Near Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Multifocal Micropapillary Cancer May Reduce the Risk of Cancer Recurrence
-- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunctions Increase Risk of All-Cause Death
-- American Thyroid Association (ATA) Awards more than $400,000 in Research Grants

Distribution of information regarding research presented at ATA meetings is thought to be of interest to the public; however, this does not imply official ATA endorsement.

Abstracts Published in THYROID for the 79th Annual Meeting of the ATA

August Clinical Thyroidology now available online

August Clinical Thyroidology for Patients now available online

A Timeline of Thyroid History