Experts have warned that common symptoms including tiredness or feeling chilly could be warning signs of thyroid disease.

Overview Immune system disorder resulting in the overproduction of thyroid hormone. This causes swelling of thyroid gland, ...

your thyroid gland produces an excessive amount of hormone, also known as hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism tends to speed up ...

The thyroid gland - responsible for producing hormones that regulate vital bodily functions - can cause thyroid disease if ...

The thyroid is a bow tie-shaped gland wrapped around the front of the windpipe that produces two hormones (T3 and T4) with ...

UM, SO IN PREGNANCY SPECIFICALLY, EVERYTHING THAT AFFECTS THE MOM AFFECTS BABY TOO. AND SO IF THE THYROID IS OVERACTIVE, THAT ...

One in every 2,000 newborns has a lack or diminished thyroid hormone at birth, which can cause irreparable mental and development damage if left untreated. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), produced ...

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels and the University of Washington, have uncovered a genetic mutation in a non-coding region ...

Thyroid cancer is 3 to 4 times more common in females than in males. Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common form of ...

Some research suggests an indirect link between the thyroid gland and acid reflux. However, more research is needed to establish a direct link between the two. Acid reflux occurs when acid from ...

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...