Calcium imbalances and parathyroid disorders - parathyroid hormone Your body relies on its parathyroid glands in order to maintain the proper balance of calcium and phosphorous. These glands maintain this balance through the secretion of the parathyroid hormone (PTH). Hyperparathyroidism In some cases, the parathyroid glands overproduce PTH (hyperparathyroidism) causing the … [Read more...] about Calcium Imbalances Caused by Parathyroid Disorders
An Overview of the Thyroid Problem Known as Graves Disease
Graves Disease Your thyroid gland is an essential component of your endocrine gland system—the glands that release important hormones into the bloodstream and lymph systems. There are a number of conditions that cause too little or too much hormones to be secreted. Graves’ disease is a thyroid problem in which a compromised immune system leads to an excess amount of … [Read more...] about An Overview of the Thyroid Problem Known as Graves Disease
Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery
The parathyroid glands The parathyroid glands are located in the lower part of the neck on either side of the thyroid gland The parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) which acts to raise the level of calcium in the blood Bone cells are very sensitive to PTH and respond by releasing calcium If the parathyroid glands are overactive and produce too much … [Read more...] about Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery
Thyroid surgery recovery
After thyroid surgery - thyroid surgery recovery After you wake up from the anaesthesia you will be moved to your room in the hospital You may begin drinking liquids and then gradually resume a regular diet The stitches are dissolving and don't need to be removed Hemithyroidectomy If you have a thyroid lobectomy, you can expect to be discharged from the hospital … [Read more...] about Thyroid surgery recovery
Thyroid disease linked to use of Teflon
Thyroid Disease Danny Rose, Medical Writer, SMH, January 21, 2010 AAP Scientists have drawn a link between chemicals used in the manufacture of non-stick pans and thyroid disease. When elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanoic sulfonate (PFOS) were found in a person's blood, it was shown to more than double their risk of developing the … [Read more...] about Thyroid disease linked to use of Teflon
The thyroid gland and iodine
The thyroid gland and the importance of iodine The thyroid is a soft, butterfly-shaped gland that lies wrapped around the windpipe below the Adam's apple. Its job is to secrete thyroid hormones that help regulate metabolism - in other words, the many chemical processes that keep our bodies ticking over. The thyroid gland manufactures two essential hormones – thyroxine … [Read more...] about The thyroid gland and iodine
Radioactive iodine treatment
Radioactive iodine treatment New York Times By MATTHEW L. WALD Published: October 24, 2010 WASHINGTON — Doctors told Ann B. Maddox that she had thyroid cancer and that the cure was to swallow radioactive iodine, to kill the malignant cells. She traveled 500 miles from her home in Fayetteville, N.C., for treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Then began a … [Read more...] about Radioactive iodine treatment
Iodide Heart Scans Linked to Thyroid Disease
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, New York Times, January 23, 2012 Iodide Heart Scans A common iodide contrast agent given to millions of patients who undergo medical scans every year raises the risk of thyroid disease, a new study shows. Iodide, a form of the chemical element iodine, is widely used as a radiocontrast agent to allow doctors to see blood vessels and tissues in medical … [Read more...] about Iodide Heart Scans Linked to Thyroid Disease
Graves disease surgery
The results of a study from the University of Sydney Endocrine Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Australia by doctors Michael Barakate, Gaurav Agarwal, Tom Reeve, Bruce Barraclough, Bruce Robinson and Leigh Delbridge. Published in the ANZ Journal of Surgery 2002 Graves disease surgery - study purpose Subtotal thyroidectomy has been advocated as the standard treatment … [Read more...] about Graves disease surgery
Thyroid cancer facts
Thyroid cancer facts The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones which are important in the normal regulation of the metabolism of the body. Thyroid cancer is three times more common in women than in men. There are four major types of thyroid cancer: papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. The cause of thyroid cancer is unknown, but certain risk factors have … [Read more...] about Thyroid cancer facts
