A new treatment may help people who suffer from a problem that becomes common as we age. Thyroid nodules, or growths on the thyroid gland, affect about 50% of people who reach the age of 60. Most ...

Black and Welch [5] reported that advances in diagnostic imaging have permitted the ability to visualize increasingly smaller abnormalities, directly increasing disease prevalence. They also concluded ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

What does your thyroid do? Your thyroid gland influences almost all of the metabolic processes in your body through the hormones it produces. Your thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system. When ...

You might be looking in the mirror while shaving or fastening a necklace when you first see it. Or your doctor might feel it during a routine physical exam. Other times it will show up during ...

Deborah Norville has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule from her neck — and she's given thanks to the eagle-eyed viewer who first spotted it. The "Inside Edition" host and former ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Thyroid nodules are a common health problem that are usually benign, but occasionally have to be taken out. While the procedure used to mean a risky surgery, that's not the ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

The growth of thyroid nodules was not associated with the growth of surrounding thyroid tissue, according to researchers in Italy. Based on their findings, they propose that the term “uni- or ...

Three thyroid-related conditions that children may more commonly develop include Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules. Talking with their pediatrician about symptoms and ...

IN 1948 an epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease was begun in Framingham, Massachusetts. Careful palpation of the thyroid region was included in the cardiac evaluation of each patient.