Annual Meeting 2004
Hyperthyroid Patients Receiving Thyroid Hormone Therapy After Radioiodine Treatment Have Reduced Risk of Death (October 1, 2004)
Dietary supplement may be future treatment for thyroid cancer (October 1, 2004)
Thyroid Problems Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Death (October 1, 2004)
Thyroid Problems May Be a Cause of Very Preterm Delivery; May Warrant Screening (October 1, 2004)
Small Molecule Holds Promise for Treating Deadly Thyroid Cancer (October 1, 2004)
Various Levels of Perchlorate Exposure
Found Not to Be Harmful to Newborns, Pregnant Women, and Other Adults
(October 1,2004)
Infants of mothers with over- or under-active thyroid may have vision processing problems (September 30, 2004)
Treating Even Mild Hyperthyroidism Makes for Stronger Bones and Muscles in Women, Especially Important for Elderly (September 30, 2004)
ATA Announces 2004 Officers and Directors (November 5,
2004)
Paul Ladenson, MD, Takes Office
as President of the American Thyroid Association
Ernest Mazzaferri, MD, Named President-Elect
of the American Thyroid Association
Gilbert Daniels, MD, Named a Director
on the American Thyroid Association Executive Council
Alan Farwell, MD, Named a Director on
the American Thyroid Association Executive Council
Steven Sherman, MD, Named a Director on
the American Thyroid Association Executive Council
ATA Announces Recipients of 2004 Distinguished Awards (November 5, 2004)
Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD, Awarded American
Thyroid Association’s Van Meter Award
P. Reed Larsen, MD Awarded American Thyroid
Association’s Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal
Sandra McLachlan, PhD, Awarded American
Thyroid Association’s Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Lectureship
John Nicoloff, MD, Honored With American
Thyroid Association’s Distinguished Service Award
Paul Walfish, MD, Receives American
Thyroid Association’s Paul Starr Award
Public Health Information
Thyroid Experts Warn of Clinically
Important Differences in Potency of FDA-Approved Levothyroxine Products
(August 11, 2004)
Thyroid
Patient Advocacy Group Warns Thyroid Patients of Potential Problems With
Thyroid Drug Resulting From FDA Approval of Generic Versions
(July 13, 2004)
Thyroid Experts Speak Out Against
the FDA’s Decision to Approve Generic Levothyroxine Preparations
(June 28, 2004)
Pregnancy Thyroid Testing Being Debated (May 10, 2004)
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Needs to be Identified Before Conception - PDF File 638 KB (May 1, 2004)
Key regulatory milestones:CA4P secured the US FDA's fast track designation and orphan drug status in certain thyroid cancers (February 13, 2004)
2004 Thyroid Awareness Campaign
Encourages Patients and Physicians to take Control of Thyroid Health
(January 22, 2004)
CDC and ATA collaborate on workshop on Maternal Fetal (January 16, 2004)
Potassium Iodide (KI)
Thyroid Experts Cite HHS Report as Misleading in Nuclear Disaster Preparedness (December 21, 2004)
HHS KI Guidance Response Letter (December 15, 2004)
Other News 2004
American Thyroid Association Receives Top Honor for Health Information on Its Web Site (December 16, 2004)
ATA President Dies - Clark T. Sawin, MD
In Memoriam
ATA Colleagues Recall Fond Memories of Clark Sawin
