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News archive
Iodine in the news - articles from 2009 to the present.
11. October 2012
Dr. Aldo Pinchera passes, ICCIDD West Central European Regional Coordinator
Word was received today of the passing of Dr. Aldo Pinchera, Professor Emeritus of Endocrinology, University of Pisa; Head of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre for the Study and...
04. October 2012
New approach to estimate the prevalence of iodine deficiency
Over the past 100 years, public health authorities have estimated the severity of iodine deficiency using an evolving series of measures, first rooted in visible goiters and shifting a quarter century ago...
20. September 2012
"Half the Sky" aims to turn oppression into opportunity for women; cites iodine deficiency
PBS has a new project, promoting the "Half the Sky" movement spearheaded by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Exploring the many environmental restraints that shackle women throughout the world, the...
05. September 2012
"Easier than taking vitamins"
That might have been the headline for a story on iodine fortification, but it was actually an interesting parallel story about combatting iron deficiency anemia using Sprinkles. But the story notes that...
23. August 2012
New Micronutrient report touts ICCIDD achievements
Sight and Life has just released an important report, Micronutrients, Macro Impact: The Story of Vitamins and a Hungry World. Featured on page 39 is recognition of ICCIDD for its "25 years of...
14. August 2012
Expectant mothers ingesting 100 times recommended iodine levels produce unhealthy babies
You can get too much of a good thing. A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics by Kara Connelly et al (including ICCIDD board member Elizabeth Pearce) found that three newborns whose mother ingested 12.5...
26. July 2012
Canada recognizes importance of iodized salt as it tries to curb total salt intake
Too often, advocates for population salt reduction have demonized salt and induced an anti-salt mentality that undercuts efforts to ensure the population gets enough iodine. Canadian advocates signaled...
13. July 2012
ICCIDD and CIDA launch Sudan campaign against IDD
Sudan has a new, ambitious salt iodization plan sponsored by ICCIDD and funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). ICCIDD Regional Coordinator Dr. Izzeldin Hussein heads the...
09. June 2012
American Thyroid Association posts new FAQ sheet on iodine deficiency
A good reminder that Americans shouldn't ignore IDD issues.
01. April 2012
New global iodine status report released
Swiss researchers including ICCIDD executive director Michael B. Zimmermann, MD have issued a new global assessment of the progress of public health efforts to virtually eradicate Iodine Deficiency...
12. March 2012
UNICEF-Private Partnership Boosts Salt Iodization in Thailand
UNICEF and Thai real estate developer Sansiri Plc. have been cooperating for two years promoting policy changes in Thailand to promote salt iodization, The Guardian reported March 12. The company had...
31. December 2011
ICCIDD Regional Coordinator honored as Iran's 2011 Distinguished Scientist by Iran Academy of Medical Sciences
Dr. Fereidoun Azizi, Director of the Endocrine Research Center at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and president of the Iran Endocrine Society, has been named "The Distinguished Scientist ...
21. December 2011
ICCIDD experts review, applaud UAE success against IDD
Top leaders from ICCIDD Dr. Jerry Burrow, chairman, Dr. Michael Zimmermann, executive director, and Treasurer Dan Levac, joined by ICCIDD regional coordinator Dr. Izzeldin Al Sharief, participated in a...
13. December 2011
UAE focuses on youth health
Nearly one quarter of the population of the United Arab Emirates is aged 10-24 and they have challenging health risks including iodine deficiency according to Dr. Mahmoud Fikri of the UAE Ministry of...
12. December 2011
Ghana up with the SUN
Ghana is Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) to combat nutritional deficiencies including IDD, AllAfrica.comreported December 12. "SUN is designed to raise awareness and investments in improving nutrition during...
11. December 2011
Nigerian nutrition campaign includes correcting iodine deficiency
New World Health Organization survey data show that malnutrition in Nigeria is responsible for 5.7% of the hunger problems in the world and widespread problems, especially among the young. Forty percent...
29. November 2011
ICCIDD and GAIN launch Intertek global salt iodization partnership project
ICCIDD and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have launched a new global salt iodization project and appointed Intertek as an independent cooperation partner. On this Project, Intertek will...
10. November 2011
Pakistan's progress highlighted in IDD Newsletter
The November IDD Newsletter is now online. It features stories on progress in Pakistan and reviews the CDC laboratory network. Other stories include reports on Belarus, Mexico, Nepal and the ...
05. November 2011
Iodine deficiency documented in UK schoolgirls
ICCIDD leaders, in a letter published in the November 5 issue of The Lancet, reminded that iodine deficiency is not a problem confined to low-income nations; it has now been documented in the UK. ICCIDD...
31. October 2011
ICCIDD board member Elizabeth Pearce honored at American Thyroid Association
Dr. Elizabeth Pearce of the Boston University School of Medicine and a member of the ICCIDD Board of Directors, delivered the prestigious Van Meter Award lecture at the 81st annual meeting of the American...
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