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Dear Dr. Donohue: My son, 50, has been diagnosed with Graves' disease. Will you define the condition and its treatment? I am very concerned for him.
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First lady Marsha Barbour underwent surgery to remove an enlarged thyroid gland on Monday, officials said.
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I was watching one of the popular food shows on television this week and heard one the chefs touting the use of sea salt for cooking.
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Shown below, are two lists of symptoms. One is a general list of symptoms that may indicate hypothyroidism or an under-functioning thyroid gland.
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Researchers looked the use of thyroidectomy -- surgery to remove the thyroid gland -- as a treatment for Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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I just happened to see an old Seinfeld episode that has a thyroid theme, of all things.
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Hypothesis The detection of suspected malignant thyroid nodules by ultrasonography is associated with thyroid gland volume and tumor size.
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Mutations in the gene encoding iodotyrosine deiodinase in the thyroid cause severe hypothyroidism that can retard neurological development if not detected and treated early, Dr.
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Peter A. Kopp, M.D. Thyroid hormones are essential for normal brain development, growth, and metabolism.
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Better bread than dead ... Australia's iodine deficiency is to be redressed by fortifying bread.
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Dear Dr. Gott: I am 57 years old and going through menopause. I have suffered for 10 years with hot flashes.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My grandchildren have warts on their hands. What causes them? What can be done for them? We are applying a wart remover, and it works after some time.
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I had an interesting discussion with a friend of mine this week. Her 20-something daughter, who was diagnosed with hypothyroidism several months ago, has decided that she doesn't want to take her thyroid ...
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The 16-year-old is among some 80 percent of Ethiopians suffering from an easily preventable deficiency of iodine, an essential nutrient that was readily available from Eritrea until the 1998-2000 war halted all ...
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