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FDA notification of Potential Contamination of Products Manufactured by Genzyme Corporation (November 11, 2009)

THYROID journal publishes 2009 ATA Revised Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (November 4, 2009)

NIH Seeks High Risk, High Impact Proposals through NIH Director’s Pioneer, New Innovator, and Transformative R01 Initiatives (September 8, 2009)

Transformative R01 Program (September 8, 2009)

ICCIDD Newsletter August 2009 (PDF File, 738 KB)

Another Generic T3 Released (August 5, 2009)

ATA alert to Florida members: Florida District Court of Appeals retains levothyroxine on state’s negative formulary (August 3, 2009)

FDA MedWatch alert about PTU (June 4, 2009)

ATA and FDA jointly sponsor PTU meeting (June 2, 2009)

ATA publishes first comprehensive guidelines for managing medullary thyroid carcinoma (June 1, 2009)

ATA News Update - Possible Isotope Shortage (May 26, 2009)

American Thyroid Association supports World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2009 (May 25, 2009)

ICCIDD Newsletter May 2009 (PDF File, 1.07 MB)

Stop using propylthiouracil to treat children with Graves’ disease (April 16, 2009)

ICCIDD Newsletter February 2009 (PDF File, 1.23 MB)

ATA Announces Election Results

ATA selects new President-Elect and two new Board members (September 24, 2009)

ATA Announces Recipients of 2009 Special Awards

Matthew D. Ringel, MD receives ATA’s 2009 Van Meter Award (October 2, 2009)

ATA gives Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD, Distinguished Service Award (September 23, 2009)

ATA selects Paul G. Walfish, MD to receive 2009 John B. Stanbury Award (September 23, 2009)

ATA awards Paul W. Ladenson, MD its Paul Starr Award (September 23, 2009)

John D. Baxter, MD receives ATA’s Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Lectureship award (September 23, 2009)

ANNUAL MEETING 2009

Internal Medicine News reports on the 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA

  • Draft Guidelines for Graves' Tx Stress Options (October 15, 2009)
  • Guidelines Update Approach To Small Thyroid Ca Tumors (October 15, 2009)

Terry F. Davies, M.D., Installed as American Thyroid Association (ATA) President for 2009-2010 Term (October 14, 2009)

Medscape Today from WebMD reports news of the 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA

  • Universal Screening of Pregnant Women May Lead to Fewer Adverse Outcomes for Mother and Child (October 2, 2009)
  • Preop Detection of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands Improved With Combination of Ultrasonography and Sestamibi Scintigraphy (October 1, 2009)
  • Pregnant Women With Lupus and Thyroid Disease at Increased Risk for Preterm Deliveries (September 30, 2009)
  • Preoperative Lobe Volume on Ultrasound Can Determine Appropriate Incision Length for Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery (September 29, 2009)
  • Periorbital Bone and Fat Decompression Surgery Effectively Reduces Graves Orbitopathy(September 28, 2009)

Endocrine Today reports on the 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA

  • PAK isoforms represent important signaling node in thyroid cancer progression (September 29, 2009)
  • Deficits in grey brain matter found in children with congenital hypothyroidism (September 28, 2009)
  • Researchers recommend targeted screening for thyroid dysfunction in high- and low-risk pregnant women (September 25, 2009)
  • Combined TSH, I-131 therapy safe, effective in goiter reduction in adults (September 25, 2009)

American Thyroid Association holds 80th Annual Meeting (September 23, 2009)

Thyroid hormone treatment in pregnancy: An update on two clinical trials (September 23, 2009)

Thyroid nodules in children pose greater risk of malignancy than in adults (September 23, 2009)

Recent developments in iodine deficiency in Europe (September 23, 2009)

Populations at high-risk for thyroid disease: Who are they? Should they be screened? (September 23, 2009)

Radioiodine therapy: Managing side effects by avoiding side effects (September 23, 2009)

ATA Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Updates (September 23, 2009)

Chemical exposures interacting with iodine deficiency: What’s the impact on the thyroid? (September 23, 2009)

Treatment of hyperthyroidism: Update on new ATA/AACE practice guidelines (September 23, 2009)

Risks and benefits of anti-thyroid drug - considerations, recommendations (September 23, 2009)

Australia’s experience with iodine nutrition: Lessons learned (September 23, 2009)

ATA/ITOG Panel Discussion with FDA Participation (September 23, 2009)

The ATA launches a virtual exhibit hall - visit our industry exhibits online! (August 26, 2009)

 

Research Summit and Spring Symposium

ATA holds Research Summit and Spring Symposium on the Thyroid and Pregnancy (April 10, 2009)

ATA Fact Sheet on The Thyroid and Pregnancy (March 6, 2009)

Iodine deficient prenatal vitamin supplements put infants at-risk (February 25, 2009)

National Thyroid Cancer Workshop II

Thyroid cancer treatment guidelines subject of Jan. 23-24 meeting (January 20, 2009)

Managing high vs. low risk thyroid cancer: Case studies (January 20, 2009)

Surgical options and the treatment of thyroid cancer (January 20, 2009)

Prevalence and treatment of thyroid cancer in children (January 20, 2009)

Thyroid nodules present dilemmas (January 20, 2009)

What’s the debate on radioiodine use for low risk papillary thyroid cancer? (January 20, 2009)

Thyroid cancer treatment for elderly patients or patients who are pregnant presents special challenges (January 20, 2009)

Thyroid cancer therapy, molecular targets and clinical trials (January 20, 2009)

Questions about radioactive iodine answered (January 20, 2009)

Managing low risk thyroid cancer via paradigm shift (January 20, 2009)

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