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Updated on: Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
Award winning site for endocrine syndromes and MEN syndromes. Diagnosis, complications, treatments of MEN syndromes: MEN 1, MEN 2, MEN 2a, MEN 2b. Parathyroid, adrenal, pituitary, thyroid. Endocrine support groups and chat rooms are here.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Overview
Read this article to learn the basics of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that attacks your thyroid gland. In doing so, your thyroid’s ability to produce thyroid hormone may be impaired. Hypothyroidism and goiter may result.
Acromegaly Symptoms
The symptoms of acromegaly (a growth hormone disorder) develop gradually. Changes in hand and foot size are usually the first noticeable acromegaly symptoms. Article lists all possible acromegaly symptoms.
Medullary Thyroid Cancer Forms
Medullary thyroid cancer (also called medullary thyroid carcinoma) has four forms: sporadic, MEN 2A-associated, MEN 2B-associated, and familial. Medullary thyroid is one of the least common thyroid cancers. Learn the differences in medullary thyroid cancer forms.
Slideshow 5 Foods that May Help Ease Hyperthyroidism Symptoms
Although a healthy diet can’t cure or prevent hyperthyroidism, eating healthy foods may help ease hyperthyroidism symptoms. But what foods should you eat? This slideshow shows you 5 foods to eat for hyperthyroidism.
Gestational Diabetes
During pregnancy, some women have high blood glucose levels; they have gestational diabetes. Learn if you’re at risk, how it can affect your baby, and how this type of diabetes is treated.
Hypothyroidism Slideshow
Hypothyroidism—when your thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone—is extremely common, but it’s also a very treatable thyroid disorder. This slideshow explains the common causes, symptoms, and treatments of hypothyroidism.
5 Foods that May Help Ease Hyperthyroidism Symptoms
Although a healthy diet can’t cure or prevent hyperthyroidism, eating healthy foods may help ease hyperthyroidism symptoms. But what foods should you eat? This slideshow shows you 5 foods to eat for hyperthyroidism.
Hyperthyroidism Symptoms
The symptoms of hyperthyroidism include weight changes, heart palpitations, and nervousness. Learn what other symptoms are caused by excessive amounts of thyroid hormones in your body.
What is diffuse sclerosing papillary thyroid cancer? Rare and dangerous, experts say
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the thyroid gland's most common and treatable carcinoma, but new research has outlined a rare but much more serious variant of this disease.
Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer
After a thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid cancer, you will have radioactive iodine therapy to eliminate any remaining thyroid cells. Review the basics of this thyroid cancer treatment.
Radioactive Iodine for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
If you have large tumors, or if your papillary thyroid cancer has spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of your body, then you will need radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid surgery. Read this article to learn more about this therapy.