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Clinical Video : Examination of the Thyroid Gland by Dr. Chan C. Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 5:32pm

1 Comment A video of the thyroid gland examination technique. Read on »

How Important is The Thyroid Gland? by WisdomThatHeals Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:05pm thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a swelling at the base of your neck • Difficulty sleeping (2,5) The thyroid also produces Calcitonin which plays an intricate... The thyroid gland is located just below the larynx in the neck. It differs from other endocrine glands because it stores the hormones that it produces for future use Read on »

Foods For Your Thyroid Gland by thyroid_foods Posted Mon 06 Jul 2009 10:53am Your thyroid gland is located at the bottom of your throat. It is responsible for secreting two important hormones : triiodothyronine, (T3) and thyroxin (T4... and exercise. The difficulty to loose weight is explained by the link between the thyroid gland and insulin production. The appropriate diet for people with a thyroid Read on »

IODINE AND THE THYROID GLAND by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Mon 04 Jan 2010 11:08am Can't Live Without It", he helps lay people and medical professionals to understand why it is so very important to have adequate levels of iodine, to keep the thyroid gland... this question. In my experience I have noticed that most Lyme disease sufferers have problems with their thyroid gland. All Lyme patients that I have met, report subnormal body Read on »

Selenium is an antioxidant that regulates your thyroid gland by onhealthfood Posted Tue 22 Feb 2011 1:24am selenium is an antioxidant that regulates your thyroid gland and boosts your immune system? Reference: Cooking Light Magazine, March 2007, p. 28 Some other whole grains you Read on »

My thyroid in all its bloated glory by stipeygirl75 Posted Fri 08 Jan 2010 12:00am This is a view of my neck when my head is tipped back, you can see the enlarged thyroid and how it is really puffed out on the right side. Read on »

Treating The Thyroid and Adrenal Glands In Lyme Disease by Connie S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 12:17pm is important. If not, you will soon learn that fixing endocrine problems is vital for healing, and that giving a little TLC to the thyroid and adrenal glands, in particular, is most... and fight Lyme disease better. This usually starts with the adrenal glands. No, I don't mean the thyroid, I mean the ADRENALS. Many physicians and patients start on the wrong end Read on »

Obese Kids Risk Thyroid Inflammation by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 04 Dec 2008 5:27am All kids should run around like that. Because according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism obese children may be damaging their thyroids. Researchers found an association between body mass and thyroid hormone levels, suggesting that excess fat could alter thyroid tissue, causing weight-gain, but more studies need Read on »

Swollen thyroid by stipeygirl75 Posted Fri 18 Dec 2009 12:00am how to examine the thryroid gland, and I checked it in the mirror and YEAH it's SWOLLEN and PUFFY :'( I don't know what is causing this; my thryoid labs came up normal Read on »

What is Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Lymph Node Mapping, and why do I need to have one BEFORE my Cancer Surgery? by Dr. Richard Guttler Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 2:05pm

6 Comments Prior to the new approach to thyroid cancer, the radio-iodine whole body scan WBS, was the mainstay of diagnostic cancer studies. Along came highly sensitive cancer markers... a qualified clinical thyroidologist, and thyroid ultrasonographer map your neck BEFORE the original surgery, it will expand the scope of the first surgery in 20-30% of the patients Read on »