FOCUS@HEALTH: Hyper-functioning thyroid gland may be immunologic

Filipino Reporter;  July 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......2001 FOCUS@HEALTH: Hyper-functioning thyroid gland may be immunologic What is thyroid gland? Located in front of, and in the lower...Adam's Apple, are the two lobes of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone...

The thyroid gland: a brief historical perspective. (Editorial).

Southern Medical Journal;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...One of the first references to the thyroid gland in Western medicine is in 1656, when...thought that the main function of the thyroid gland was to lubricate the trachea. (1) It...Egypt often emphasize the size of the thyroid gland in women. In the early 1800s, the thyroid...

Thyroidectomy: understanding the potential for complications. (Research...

MedSurg Nursing;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......removal of the gland. Removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) is a relatively common...describe the anatomy and function of the thyroid gland, and the pathophysiologic processes...larynx. Shaped like a butterfly, the thyroid gland is highly vascular with two lobes...

Metastatic tumors of the thyroid gland: A study of 79 cases in Chinese...

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......pathologic impact of metastases to the thyroid gland. Case Material.-We studied the clinical...The diagnosis of metastasis in the thyroid gland was suspected clinically in six cases...Many of the metastatic lesions in the thyroid gland occurred shortly after the detection...

Commentary: Neandertals and the thyroid gland; the selenium connection.

The Geographical Review;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......alteration, which improved the ability of the thyroid gland to extract and utilize iodine, may account...enigma is the operation of the Neandertal thyroid gland (Shreeve 1995). THE THYROID GLAND In adult humans the body content of iodine...

Ski: Kostelic undergoes thyroid gland surgery

AAP Sports News (Australia);  January 21, 2004 ;     184 words ......01-21-2004 Ski: Kostelic undergoes thyroid gland surgery ZAGREB, Jan 21 AFP - Croatia...Janica Kostelic underwent surgery on her thyroid gland here today. "Janica had surgery an...more complicated than the one on her thyroid gland," he added. The double World Cup champion...

Health Talk: Thyroid health problems can have wide impact

Maryland Gazette;  November 22, 2007 ;     497 words ...One of the keys to a person's health is the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck. Your thyroid gland helps control the function of your body's metabolism as well...

Up the ante

Modern Hygienist;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......professional to healthcare professional, thyroid gland exams are a logical next step. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland...location, anatomy and function of the thyroid gland is of importance to the dental hygienist...

Ask Dr. H.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......thyroid for treating an underactive thyroid gland. The doctor that put me on it said...can never discontinue it because the thyroid gland shuts down. I want to go off the medication...we're talking about here is a sluggish thyroid gland _ that double-lobed structure located...

Dear Doc; Family Life.(News)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  August 12, 2008 ;     202 words ......and aunt suffer with an under-active thyroid gland and take tablets for it. I am concerned...to recognise it. A AN under-active thyroid gland is not an uncommon condition and can...any time and affect both sexes. The thyroid gland produces a hormone, thyroxine, which...

thyroid gland

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      175 words ......Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 thyroid gland thyroid, an organ with many veins...and usually about 2 cm thick. The thyroid gland is slightly heavier in women than in...becomes bigger during pregnancy. The thyroid gland releases the hormone thyroxin directly...

THYROID GLAND

Young Students Learning Library;      261 words ...00-00-0000 The thyroid gland is the organ that controls the...activity. An overactive or underactive thyroid gland usually produces easily recognizable...and constantly tired. A healthy thyroid gland maintains the middle ground between...

Net hunt lands Wint in PGI...

The Hindustan Times;  June 25, 2007 ;     396 words ......department of the institute removed his thyroid gland last Monday. Gland removal is a complicated...is a hormonal disease in which the thyroid gland secretes excessive hormone. The condition...treatment of the disease is to remove the thyroid gland. But it is an intricate operation ...

Ski: Croatia's Kostelic home after thyroid gland surgery

AAP Sports News (Australia);  January 27, 2004 ;     171 words ......Ski: Croatia's Kostelic home after thyroid gland surgery ZAGREB, Jan 27 AFP - Croatia...Monday after successful surgery on her thyroid gland. "Janica is fine and the doctors are...thyroid problem last November. Since the thyroid gland secretes hormones that control metabolism...

Patient Information -- Hashimoto's Disease: What It Is and How It's...

American Family Physician;  February 15, 2000 ;     353 words ......disease? Hashimoto's disease is a problem of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland in your neck controls the way your body uses energy. When you have Hashimoto's disease, your thyroid gland doesn't work right. What are the symptoms of...