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your thyroid is a gland located near the base of your neck

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Natural Thyroid medication – is it a better alternative?

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There are many benefits to a lease option: 1- You can charge more per month than you would for a rental, because part of the monthly fee is the non-refundable option. 2- If the tenant decides not to buy the home, the option money is yours.3- You att... Read more... < Prev   Next > Read Full Story

Head, Neck, Thyroid, Salivary and Parathyroid Cancers

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As with most cancers, head and neck cancer are more likely to be treated successfully when detected early. Head and neck cancers are diagnosed in more than 70,000 cases and nearly 13,000 Americans die from these types of cancers each year. Head and neck cancers include cancers of salivary glands, thyroid, parathyroid and the larynx or voice box. Parathyroid Cancer Surgery can be performed on the glands surrounding the larynx to remove the cancer quickly before it spreads. Several types of cancers can develop in the Salivary Glands . Malignant salivary gland neoplasms account for about 5% of all malignancies and approximately 3 to ... Read Full Story

Iodine and Thyroid

Written by DeeBr on
The thyroid gland is a small butterfly shaped gland that sits at the front of your neck just below the Adams apple. The thyroid has a very important job because it is responsible for the bodys metabolism rate and energy production. Iodine is a nonmetallic chemical that is found abundantly in seawater and in some minerals. It is in the same classification as chlorine and bromine. Iodine is toxic in large amounts. The thyroid gland needs iodine to function properly. The two most important hormones that are manufactured by the thyroid gland are thyroxine and triiodothyronine. These two hormones are commonly referred to as ... Read Full Story

Thyroid cancer may be more common near volcanoes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests. Italian researchers found that between 2002 and 2004, rates of papillary thyroid cancer -- the most common form of thyroid cancer -- were twice as high in Sicily's volcanic region compared with the rest of the island. Among people living in Sicily's Catania province, home to the active Mt. Etna volcano, there were 32 cases of thyroid cancer per 100,000 women per year, and six cases per 100,000 men. Across the rest of Sicily, those rates were 14 and three ... Read Full Story

Do I Need a Thyroid Check?

Q. As an authentic geezer, I've had so many medical tests that I think I've seen more acronyms than were around during the New Deal. Recently, a friend of mine suggested that I get a TSH test for my thyroid. What, in the name of FDR, is a TSH test? The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the middle of the lower neck. It produces hormones that control metabolism, which are the chemical processes cells in the body perform to keep us alive. It should come as no surprise that the thyroid gland often peters out as we get older. The thyroid ... Read Full Story
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Thyroid Symptoms, Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism Symptoms, Hormonal...
Information about the thyroid and thyroid symptoms. Thyroid symptoms occur when the levels of thyroid hormones in the body are out of balance (a thyroid hormone imbalance). When the level of thyroid hormones is too low, the thyroid hormone imbalance is known as hypothyroidism. When the body produces an excessive amount of the thyroid hormone, the condition is referred to as hyperthyroidism. Low levels of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) are...  
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It Is Thyroid Cancer
I'm writing this the week of Thanksgiving, and while I've a litany of things I'm thankful for, that's not what I'm writing about this week. Instead, it's only slightly later than one day after I found out that I have cancer. I'll share with you an edited version of an e-mail I shared with many of my close friends last night...  
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Preeclampsia ups thyroid problems in women
PRESS TVPreeclampsia ups thyroid problems in womenPRESS TVWhile preeclampsia among nulliparous women is linked to subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy, the condition increases the risk of hypothyroid ...and more »  
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A Thyroid Thanksgiving Special! Put Some Gravy On That!
Humorist Jody LaFerriere had just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism when she first wrote this wonderful piece for us, about the Thanksgiving ruminations of a new thyroid patient. And even though it's been a number of years since her initial diagnosis, her thoughts -- and her wonderful sense of humor -- are still as funny as always. You'll laugh as Jody shares the things she's thankful for, which include her thyroid pills, TV, and...storage...  
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Thyroid Disease in the News: Web, Blogs and More
Here are some of the notable and recent thyroid-related stories, blog posts and articles of interest. One thyroid cancer patient's experience makes it clear that getting radioactive iodine treatment through a feeding tube is not a good idea. Three cheers to cardiologist Dr. William Davis, who writes the following in a blog post titled T3: The forgotten thyroid hormone at MyHeartCentral.com: This is a contentious issue among thyroid experts...  
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