Word: thyroidal
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...Late Show aired the clip of the "seductive temptress" often, and put it on the Times Square Jumbotron with the caption if this is you...call now! Instead Letterman heard from her lawyer. He stopped showing the tape, but wouldn't pay damages. So Bronstein, who suffers from a thyroid condition, is taking Letterman to court for invasion of privacy. Does Dick Assman, another Letterman fave, know about this...
...critics say, arguing that Jamison romanticizes the illness. She bristles at the suggestion. "It's a fact that a dis pro portionate number of artists appear to have the disease compared with the general population," she says. "Why is that so hard to stomach? If 80% of composers had thyroid disease, no one would have a hard time accepting that . And I've said over and over again that you don't have to have manic depression to be creative. In fact, most creative people...
...significant finding in Hu's research, Landrigan said, was that thyroid disease can cause the skeletal system to release lead into the body...
...genetic reason for dyslexia -- a problem that keeps millions from reading well. Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder have traced the disorder to a gene located somewhere in chromosome 6, the same pesky piece of DNA that also contains genes contributing to hay fever, migraine headaches, asthma, thyroid disease and allergies. The discovery may help in early detection of dyslexia, which could prompt early treatment of the disorder and lessen its effects on children's lives. About 20% of the population is born with the problem...
...were doing," she says. "Most of the people didn't know anyone else in the room." Colborn also recalls that some of the participants were skeptical about the whole thing. Nonetheless, when they got down to discussing the problems Colborn and others had found in animals exposed to chemicals -- thyroid damage, immune deficiencies, sexual abnormalities -- a pattern emerged. Most of the problems involved malfunctions of the endocrine system that is responsible for producing hormones. Among the chemicals fingered by the group as probable culprits were DDT, kepone, triazine herbicides, certain PCBs and dioxins, styrenes and the alkyl phenols found...