Effect of excess fluoride ingestion on human thyroid function in Gaya region,Bihar, India

Fluoride (F) is mainly ingested through drinking water and food. In addition to producing dental and skeletal fluorosis, excess fluoride may affect the functioning of many organs including the thyroid gland. The present study investigated the thyroid function of subjects with dental fluorosis from F-endemic areas of Gaya region, Bihar, India and compared it with control individuals from Bodh Gaya. The mean F concentration in groundwater of F-endemic area was 2.82 ± 0.18 mg/L (range 0.62–7.2 mg/L), while that of control area was 0.49 ± 0.04 mg/L (range 0.21–0.76 mg/L). Abnormal levels of T3, T4, and TSH were found in the study subjects from both control and F-endemic areas.     

Mesomelic campomelia,polydactyly and Dandy–Walker cyst in siblings

The present report describes two fetuses, one female and one male, with thus far undescribed skeletal malformations. The mother was a gravida 2, para 0. Both pregnancies were terminated in the second trimester because of multiple congenital anomalies diagnosed ultrasonographically resembling a short rib-polydactyly syndrome. Both fetuses were found to have postaxial hexadactyly of the hands and feet, marked bilateral campomelia of the forearm and shank bones, and a Dandy–Walker cyst. In addition, the fourth ventricle was dilated in the first sibling and the second sibling had an inverse intestinal malrotation. A literature search failed to reveal similar observations. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

长效硒丸对山羊工业氟中毒预防效果的研究

包头地区是典型的工业氟污染区,据调查,在受影响的近万km~2牧区,数十万只山羊遭受不同程度损害。在重污染区,动物生长缓慢,生产性能降低,生命周期显著缩短,给畜牧业造成巨大经济损失。到目前为止,还没有一条根治污染的有效途径。多年来,人们一直在寻找一种预防氟中毒的有效方法,以减轻由此造成的经济损失。1985年我们用亚硒酸钠注射法对工业氟污染区的山羊进行了防治试验,初步观察到硒有较好的预防效果。在此基础上,为了进一步证实其效果和寻找一个适合牧业大生产的长效剂型,我们又于1987年12月至1989年7月进行了此项研究。