An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...
Your condition could be more serious than anxiety, and it could be time to get your thyroid checked. The thyroid gland, a ...
Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...
The symptoms of hyperthyroidism tend to arise ... thyroiditis (thyroid inflammation), thyroid nodules (which produce more thyroid hormone), and consuming an excess amount of iodine.
Thyroid gland plays a key role in regulating metabolism by secreting the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyroni ...
Statin-treated patients had a significantly lower prevalence of thyroid nodules than controls (36% versus 68%). The incidence of multiple nodules, number of nodules per patient, and nodule volume ...
Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(7):384-394. It is important to recall that reduction in nodule volume is a surrogate endpoint that does not necessarily correlate with the patient's well-being.