What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe thyroid, that bowtie shaped gland at the front of the throat, is your body's metabolic thermostat, regulating your temperature, energy consumption and, in the case of children, growth rate. It ...
The complex process of thyroid functioning is initiated in the hypothalamus and controlled by the pituitary gland. Both are 'master glands',
Thyroid disease is one of the silent epidemics of our time. Around one in every 100 people in Britain suffers from an underactive thyroid, and many more walk around with a general feeling of mala ...
People who suffer from an underactive thyroid are making the condition worse by smoking, researchers have discovered. ...
For 20 years, I have had angina as a side-effect of thyroxine (a hormone therapy for an underactive thyroid). Do you know of any way to counteract or prevent this pain? - Shirley Kingsley, via e-mail
In Germany, iodine is added to all food, mostly without declaration, but for those with certain illnesses, iodine should not be taken.
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
Are you sensitive to cold, and do you feel depressed and lethargic? Do you also have headaches, and perhaps menstrual problems and recurrent infections? You could have an underfunctioning or underactive thyroid. Known as ‘hypothyroidism’, its...
While MRI scanning may not be as safe as radiologists claim, most injuries and reactions are rare. However, the same cannot be said for the dyes that are injected before the screening is carried out.
