http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. To the list of oncogenic drivers of lung cancer that includes ALK, EGFR, ROS1 and RET, results of a University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at ASCO 2013 show that mutations in the gene NTRK1 cause a subset of lung cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-ntrk1-oncogene-lung-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:01:25 EST news289501278 (HealthDay)—Comorbid conditions often accompany alopecia areata, according to a study published online May 22 in JAMA Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-comorbidities-common-alopecia-areata.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:01 EST news288617896 (HealthDay)—People who have type 1 diabetes are more likely than others to develop an autoimmune thyroid condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-diabetes-thyroid-disease.html Diabetes Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:03:59 EST news282571430 People with an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) carry a greater risk of developing irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation) than those with normal thyroid function, finds a study published on BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-thyroid-problems-linked-irregular-heart.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:46:25 EST news273300372 (HealthDay) -- Both the prevalence and the risk of thyroid diseases are significantly higher among patients with vitiligo compared to those without the condition, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the British Journal of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-prevalence-thyroid-disease-vitiligo-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:32:08 EST news264090720 The Endocrine Society has made revisions to its 2007 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum. The CPG provides recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid-related medical issues just before and during pregnancy and in the postpartum interval. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-experts-issue-thyroid-dysfunction-pregnancy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:39:51 EST news263813971 Eye color may be an indicator of whether a person is high-risk for certain serious skin conditions. A study, led by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shows people with blue eyes are less likely to have vitiligo. It then follows, according to scientists, that people with brown eyes may be less likely to have melanoma. Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disease in which pigment loss results in irregular white patches of skin and hair. Melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-eye-skin-conditions.html Genetics Sun, 06 May 2012 13:00:09 EST news255508817 Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered three genes that increase the risk of thyroid cancer, which is has the largest incidence increase in cancers among both men and women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cleveland-clinic-genetic-thyroid-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:55:37 EST news243856364 Antineoplastic agents such as immunotherapies and targeted therapies that specifically target signaling pathways in cancer cells are associated with thyroid dysfunction in 20%-50% of cancer patients taking them, which can adversely affect patients' quality of life, according to a study published Oct. 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-antineoplastic-agents-thyroid-dysfunction.html Cancer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:01 EST news238155456 Emerging data clarifying the risks of insufficient thyroid activity during pregnancy on the health of the mother and fetus, and on the future intellectual development of the child, have led to new clinical guidelines for diagnosing and managing thyroid disease during this critical period. The guidelines, developed by an American Thyroid Association (ATA) expert task force, are presented in Thyroid. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-effects-hypothyroidism-maternal-fetal-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:22:46 EST news230818937