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    Goitre





    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Inadequate dietary iodine causes goitre Nov 14, 2005
    It has started showing and it gets uncomfortable when I try to swallow something. Could this be goitre? ... Goitre is the swelling of the thyroid gland. ...
    - The Monitor, Uganda,

    Docs try to tackle goitre treatment Nov 6, 2005
    LUCKNOW: Goitre, the thyroid disorder with its fatal consequences is yet to be treated by doctors with set norms that could ensure 100 percent success rate in ...
    - Times of India,

    Thyroid out, not a scratch on neck Nov 12, 2005
    ...gland. A swollen thyroid, because of goitre, has become very common in the city, which falls in the world’s largest goitre belt. ...
    - Calcutta Telegraph,

    Roger Moore creates awareness on iodised salt in Mumbai Nov 19, 2005
    ...among the people. A major section of the people consume non-iodized salt, which causes many diseases like goitre. Moore, who is ...
    - Webindia123,

    Fortified foods now in Uganda Nov 8, 2005
    ...run low in their bodies, acute deficiency sets in resulting in a host of maladies, some fatal like anaemia, night blindness, goitre, beriberi, kwashiorkor and ...
    - The Monitor, Uganda,

    Malnutrition set to kill more: WFP Oct 31, 2005
    That reflects itself in anaemia, goitre, night blindness and then the body’s defense mechanism breaks down,� Jones added. afp.
    - Daily Times,

    World Must Help Quake Survivors With Food Aid: WFP Oct 31, 2005
    ...deficiencies. That reflects itself in anemia, goitre, night blindness, then the body’s defense mechanism breaks down,� Jones added. ...
    - Arab News,

    Don’t take iodine with pinch of salt Oct 30, 2005
    Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs) include a range of abnormalities like goitre, mental handicap, deaf mutism, squint, difficulty in standing or walking, and ...
    - Daily News & Analysis,

    Malnutrition poses ‘a big threat’ Oct 31, 2005
    ...deficiencies. That reflects itself in anaemia, goitre, night blindness, then the body’s defence mechanism breaks down,� Jones added. ...
    - Gulf Times,

    EGYPT: Government promotes increased used of iodised salt 03 Oct 2005
    Mansour said the Health Ministry was able to able to guage the local prevalence of iodine deficiency through cases of goitre, a swelling of the thyroid gland ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    NZers risk brain damage, goitre Sep 2, 2005
    Universal salt iodisation may be introduced in New Zealand as low iodine levels are making New Zealanders susceptible to goitre and brain damage, experts say. ...
    - Stuff.co.nz,

    Iodised salt must or not? Split verdict Sep 13, 2005
    ...and cretinism among children. It often shows up as goitre, a swollen thyroid gland, in iodine deficient areas. To iodise edible ...
    - Calcutta Telegraph,

    Consumers Flock Multi-Million-Dollar Centre Sep 19, 2005
    ...but research has also shown that it helps with many health ailments like heart problems, impaired intelligence, mental retardation, still births and goitre. ...
    - AllAfrica.com,

    Stakeholders urged to help achieve targets on salt iodisation ... Sep 23, 2005
    Iodine deficiency is associated with mental retardation, goitre, stillbirth and miscarriage and has serious implications for both health and economic loss. ...
    - GhanaWeb,

    ‘Surgery can cure thyroid cancer’ Sep 5, 2005
    Prof. Mohanty pointed out that there was an increase of patients affected by endocrine diseases like thyroid swelling or goitre, thyroid cancer, adrenal tumour ...
    - Newindpress,

    NewsletterJul 28, 2005
    Seventy percent of the population live in areas where iodine deficiency exists and some districts have shown goitre prevalence among school children as high as ...
    - Lanka Business Online

    Over five percent Bihar children suffer from goitreJul 8, 2005
    Patna: Over five percent children in Bihar are affected by goitre, characterized by swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck due to iodine deficiency ...
    - NewKerala.com

    Call for children's personal hygiene and proper feedingJul 24, 2005
    ...salt to avoid iodine deficiency which could retard the physical and mental development of children and also result in many health problems, including goitre. ...
    - GhanaWeb

    Science of Sport: Chinese Nutrition - Can Western Athletes Learn ...Jul 18, 2005
    The very low seafood intake in rural areas, combined with low soil iodine, means that both goitre (enlarged thyroid) and iodine deficiency anaemia (IDA) are ...
    - RunnersWeb

    'Hidden hunger'' for Iodine if not met causes harm : ExpertsJul 20, 2005
    ...deficiency prevalent in most parts of the country is by making iodised salt reach every corner.'' Iodine deficiency is known to cause goitre which manifests as ...
    - NewKerala.com

    Global business finds out that new markets and responsibility go ...Jul 12, 2005
    To address iodine deficiency, which can cause conditions such as goitre, stillbirths and congenital abnormalities, Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods ...
    - Business Day

    Nafdac Shifts Deadline On Salt IodizationJul 1, 2005
    Fund (UNICEF), to achieve total elimination of micro-nutrients deficiencies including iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) notably goitre, cretinism, reduced ...
    - AllAfrica.com

    The killers harbored in every household Emsley brings the periodic ...Jul 2, 2005
    ...notes. "The iodine-deficiency disease goitre was prevalent among the Styrian peasants, as was cretinism among their children.". A ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle

    Don’t leave the table without itJul 4, 2005
    ...thyroid gland. Iodine deficiency can lead to a condition called goitre, characterised by an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Seafood ...
    - Calcutta Telegraph




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