This butterfly-shaped organ at the base of your neck releases hormones that control how well your body turns food into energy as well as the speed at which your heart, muscles, brain, liver, and other ...

If you've ever noticed a lump at the base of your neck, it could be a sign of goiter, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. The condition is more common after age 40, and affects more ...

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist. A lack of natural iodine in the soil and water, and an iodine-poor diet, led to the "characteristic neck ...

As board-certified, fellowship-trained endocrine surgeons, they offer specialized care to patients in Houston and the surrounding area, with thyroid nodules, goiter, Graves’ disease ... towards better ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, held the fèèrè (flute) and blew it admirably. However, bystanders listening to the ...

In the United States, the most common cause of goiter is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis ... butterfly-shaped gland on the front of your neck) not producing enough thyroid hormone can be to create ...