Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Thyroid Disorders Common with Hepatitis C Thu Jul 8, 2004 12:13 PM ET By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a significantly increased rate of thyroid abnormalities, according to a new report. This association " implies that these patients should be screened for thyroid function on a periodic basis, " lead author Dr. Alessandro Antonelli from the University of Pisa School of Medicine, Italy, told Reuters Health. " A substantial proportion -- 13 percent in our series -- have hypothyroidism, and thus might benefit from treatment. " Thyroid involvement in HCV-infected patients has been reported previously, the authors explain in The American Journal of Medicine, but little is known about the prevalence and nature of thyroid disorders in such patients. Antonelli and colleagues looked into this in a study of 630 patients with chronic hepatitis due to HCV infection. Significantly more HCV-infected patients than uninfected subjects or hepatitis B virus-infected patients were positive for anti-thyroid autoantibodies, the authors report. Also, low thyroid function (hypothyroidism) was significantly more common among HCV-infected patients (13 percent) than among the comparison groups (3-5 percent). " We are planning a population based epidemiological study to assess the association between thyroid disorders and HCV infection, " Antonelli added. A possible association of HCV infection with thyroid cancer and diabetes is also under investigation. SOURCE: American Journal of Medicine, July 1, 2004. _________________________________________ Thyroid-Adrenal Connection: Information and Resources http://www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid Pure n' Natural Skin Care: Gentle, Moisturizing http://www.om.lbrionline.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Sounds very interesting, ! You never know! in Va. Which makes me wonder if there is any connection between the vaccine for Hepatitis might be a cause of the antibodies developing? One more cause in my list-----When I first went to work in the healthcare field, one of the first things that had to be done was a series of the hep vaccine, done a few months apart. It was approximately 6 months later that I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Now I know that I was HYPER before that, but I'm just wondering if there is any relationship to the antibodies developing further, especially if they are already there. Anyone know anything about this? ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I think in Denver you only need a rabies shot every 3 years. And I'm glad my vet said no to the distemper because of the Feldene. Yups folks, you need to do your research on your pets too. My vet had me put sodium on my dogs food for awhile. Well than he started him on this poly citra-k. Guess what - for people you can't combine the 2 and I asked the vet about this. He looked into it and said for people you can't but dogs should be ok BUT to not add the sodium. He was cool and was glad that I care enough about my dog to check into the side effects symptoms etc. Louise > In the canine world there has been a huge increase in immune dysfunction ( autoimmune thyroiditis is common ) since the advent of vaccines. Vaccines have been pushed on pets annually to their demise....without even a stitch of evidence that annual vaccination is even needed, useful, or effective. > > > > Roxanna > > Roxanna V. Knight-Plouff, D.V.M. > W Plouff > North Star German Shepherd Dog Rescue Inc > northstargsdr@e... > www.northstargsdr.org > Re: Hep C and Thyroid > > > Sounds very interesting, ! You never know! > in Va. > > > > Which makes me wonder if there is any connection between the vaccine for > Hepatitis might be a cause of the antibodies developing? One more cause in > my list-----When I first went to work in the healthcare field, one of the > first things that had to be done was a series of the hep vaccine, done a few > months apart. It was approximately 6 months later that I was diagnosed with > hypothyroidism. Now I know that I was HYPER before that, but I'm just > wondering if there is any relationship to the antibodies developing further, > especially if they are already there. Anyone know anything about this? > > > > ----- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yes, and what gets me about that is that it only protects the animal who got the vaccine, NOT the public. The rabies virus can still be carried in the mouth of that animal and can still infect a human being, if bitten. It doesn't make any sense. The animals are only protected from each other, and then, of course, that particular animal. Re: Hep C and Thyroid > In the canine world there has been a huge increase in immune dysfunction ( autoimmune thyroiditis is common ) since the advent of vaccines. Vaccines have been pushed on pets annually to their demise....without even a stitch of evidence that annual vaccination is even needed, useful, or effective. > > > > Roxanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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