Older adults with apparent hypothyroidism may or may not need treatment. This second article about thyroid disease in older ...

Among adults with type 2 diabetes, those who trend toward the higher end of the normal range for thyroid-stimulating hormone may be less likely to experience a stroke, according to findings published ...

All participants aged more than 18 years were from the stratified sample survey on thyroid diseases and type 2 diabetes in Shenyang city in 2007. In 2012, one community containing 623 subjects with ...

When T4 levels are low as in hypothyroidism, the pituitary gland secretes TSH into the blood stream, stimulating the thyroid to produce more T4. A high TSH level in the blood is how physicians ...

A randomized crossover trial evaluated the efficacy of different l-thyroxine dosing strategies and different target thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ranges in patients with treated hypothyroidism.

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) prompts the thyroid gland to increase hormone production. Your body uses TSH to control thyroid hormone levels. TSH ensures you have the thyroid hormones to regulate ...

Levels of thyroid function considered "normal" were still associated with increased mortality, according to a study suggesting that cardiovascular disease (CVD) plays an important role. People ...

After her last child was born more than 20 years ago, Eugenie Kippes of Los Gatos started putting on weight and feeling depressed and exhausted. Even the skin on her legs turned scaly and dry. She ...

Thyroid dysfunction can be classified as hypo- or hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism can be further classified as overt hypothyroidism (elevated TSH and low thyroid hormone levels) and subclinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for mortality was higher among adults undergoing hemodialysis who had high thyroid-stimulating hormone ...

The scenario is fairly common: you are in your medical provider’s office for a checkup and also happen to be getting lab work done. You report that you have no symptoms of feeling cold or fatigue, ...