Thyroid Archives - BCDiabetes British Columbia Diabetes Care, Research, and Education Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:33:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.3 https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/favicon-150x150.png Thyroid Archives - BCDiabetes 32 32 Flame retardants tied to risk of thyroid disease in women https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/flame-retardants-thyroid-disease/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:50:18 +0000 https://www.bcdiabetes.ca/?p=1313 In a recent Environmental Health journal, Joseph G. Allen, et al. published the results of a review of data on thyroid problems and blood concentrations of four different types of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in women interviewed in 2003 and 2004. BCDiabetes medical director, Dr. Tom Elliott discusses the impact this particular research could impact clinical care. The recent […]

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