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Media Advisory
WHO: American Thyroid Association (ATA), in cooperation with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
WHAT: Thyroid Health and the Environment: Threats and Effects
WHY: The ATA will bring together experts and specialists — from the United States and around the world — to share the latest information on the effects of the environment on the thyroid, especially those factors that might adversely affect thyroid function.
Issues to be discussed include –
- How environmental chemicals and radiation affect the thyroid and iodine nutrition, which is especially important in pregnant women and nursing infants;
- The role of radiation in developing autoimmune thyroid disease;
- The effects of environmental perchlorate on thyroid function;
- The effect of thiocyanate, a byproduct of smoking, on the concentration of iodine in the thyroid and in breast milk; and
- The effects of the environmental contaminants nitrates and PCBs.
WHEN: Friday, March 24, 2006
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hamilton Crowne Plaza
14th and K Streets, NW
Washington, DC
REGISTRATION: For complimentary media registration, go to — http://www.thyroid.org/ann_mtg/2006_Thyroid_Environment/documents/ThyroidEnvironmentRegistrationForm.pdf Print and fill out the registration form, noting complimentary media status, and fax it to 678-341-3081.
For more information, please contact the ATA at thyroid@thyroid.org.
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