Osteoporosis, breast cancer, even bladder infections are all health conditions we normally associate with women. Yet they can ...

PMR causes morning aches and stiffness in the shoulders, upper arms, hips, thighs, and back of the neck ... Hyperthyroidism treatment may include antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine-131, or in rare ...

Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they—and the boy—had been ...

But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine.A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared ...

Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of ...

Iodised salt all but eradicated iodine deficiency years ago, but cases are now rising. Pregnant women and children are ...

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been ...

A radioactive iodine uptake test, or RAIU, is typically performed with a thyroid scan to help determine thyroid health and functioning. The test helps your healthcare provider see how much radioactive ...