Thyroid nodules are common and are frequently benign. Current data suggest that the
prevalence of palpable thyroid nodules is 3% to 7% in North America; the prevalence is as high …

… to the ThinPrep processor (Cytyc Corporation) operator’s manual (1992). … Hashimoto’s
thyroiditis 3 1 … The clinician’s decision about use of ultrasonography was based on clinical …

To our knowledge, raloxifene hydrochloride, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, has
never been reported to interfere with absorption of levothyroxine. We describe a 79-year-old …

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has become a global threat, especially in the emerging economies,
with potential annual costs reaching a trillion dollars. In the US, the National Institute of …

… A chart review was conducted to obtain each patient’s history, … (U/S) and U/S-guided FNA
were performed as a routine diagnostic work-up of patients with thyroid nodular disease. U/S …

… The patient’s neurological exam was otherwise unremarkable… the other added with patient’s
serum sample (signal antibody… Dopamine agonist therapy normalized our patient’s prolactin …

Objective To evaluate the approach of endocrinologists in the setting of nondiagnostic thyroid
fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies. Methods In 2002, we surveyed physicians attending …

Although clinical trials show benefits of therapies, their effectiveness is more limited in real-life
clinical settings. Clinicians tend to overestimate adherence rates among their own patients…

… Group comparison with respect to quantitative and categorical data were performed using
the Wilcoxon’s rank-sum test and χ 2 test, respectively. The cutoff values of 0.2 nmol/l for BCP …

… A chart review was conducted to obtain each patient’s history, operative/pathology reports, …
the markers were performed using Fisher’s exact test. P < 0.05 was considered significant. …