Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the benefits of neonatal screening, 70% of infants worldwide are born in areas that do not have access ...

We wish to report a newborn girl infant of a diabetic mother with CH with significant hypertrichosis that resolved after 3 months’ replacement treatment with thyroxine. This association has not been ...

Early thyroid hormone deficiency in children with congenital hypothyroidism was associated with reductions in grey brain matter density, according to data presented at the American Thyroid Association ...

Biochemical screening of neonates for congenital hypothyroidism permits early initiation of levothyroxine treatment and thus prevents the development of intellectual disability. Two novel studies now ...

Infants diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism following a NICU stay had higher blood iodine levels on average than infants who had a NICU stay but had normal thyroid function, stated new study. In ...

DENVER – Diagnosis of congenital primary hypothyroidism (CPH) is delayed in an alarming percentage of newborns, leaving them inadequately treated and therefore potentially exposed to unnecessary ...

Congenital: Congenital is a term, which denotes Acquired by birth. Hypothyroidism: Underactive thyroid activity. Aplasia / agenesis: Absence of an organ due to failure of development.

Worldwide congenital hypothyroidism affects one in 3,800 new born babies. Reports from India state that the situation is much worse. According to a study conducted by Indian Council of Medical ...

This is a disorder affecting the thyroid gland present in neck. The thyroid produces a hormone called thyroxine, which is needed for normal growth and development. If thyroid does not produce enough ...

Fetal Well-Being Generally Fine After Strenuous Exercise Excess maternal iodine supplementation can result in congenital hypothyroidism. (HealthDay News) – Excess maternal iodine supplementation can ...

Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique, Vol. 102, No. 1 (January/February 2011), pp. 64-67 (4 pages) Objectives: Alberta maintains a universal screening program for ...

Shahin Yarahmadi said that all newborns in Iran undergo newborn screening and those who are recognized with CH are introduced to medical centers to further treatments. One third of newborns diagnosed ...