NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with long-standing hypothyroidism, commonly referred to as an "underactive thyroid," are at increased risk of liver cancer, the results of a new study suggest. By ...

In mammals, thyroid hormones are critical regulators of metabolism, development and growth. Many of the metabolic activities regulated by thyroid hormones are related to the anabolism and/or ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Key Takeaways Hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid makes too much hormone, affecting ...

From the Medical Department of the Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts. Bartels, Elmer C. — Member of Staff of Lahey Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine. Perkin, Harold J. — Research fellow in ...

If your mysterious weight loss, sudden intolerance to heat, and noticeably irregular period has you scouring the internet for the reasons why, you’ve probably wondered if your symptoms are the result ...

NEW ORLEANS — The odds of having subclinical hypothyroidism are higher for children of Latino ancestry with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease than those without the condition, according to findings ...

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Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones, whereas hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid gland produces too much. The conditions have different symptoms and ...

Women with a history of hypothyroidism face a significantly higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on ...