Articles, tagged with "thyroid disorders", page 1
29th June 2012
Blood pressure is the measure of how hard your blood is pushing against the inside of your arteries. Though a certain amount of pressure is needed to carry blood through your body, but if that pressure is too great, you have high blood pressure, or hypert...
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Author:
bookmydoctor
20th June 2011
Thyroid Disorders affecting 4.2 crore Indians every year1
On World Thyroid Day, the Indian Thyroid Society alerts general public and doctors on the highly prevalent and undiagnosed disease
Lucknow, May 19, 2011: Ahead of World Thyroid Day, the message f...
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Author:
PR24x7
31st May 2011
A lighter application of mascara will reduce this problem as well as avoiding rubbing of the eyes while the mascara is worn.Thyroid Conditions Thyroid disorders can effect general hair growth. Having a low function thyroid can cause eyelash hair loss. Peo...
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Author:
Edmond Sargent
11th February 2011
Memory is a child walking along seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.
~Pierce Harris, Atlanta Journal
It is relatively normal to have memory lapses as ones age progresses. It’s a com...
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Ms. Nayana
11th August 2010
Hair grows gray naturally due to various reasons like stress, heredity, illness, vitamin and nutrient deficiency. But the most important factor which turns our hair gray is the rapid decline in melanin which is responsible for pigmentation or color to the...
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Author:
Dr Andrew Napier
22nd February 2010
The immune system is designed to protect the body against bacteria, viruses, parasites etc. However, although it usually prevents disease, sometimes it can cause it. This article explores what we can do to help our immune system function more effectively....
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Author:
Valerie Cuell
09th December 2009
Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. The surgical procedure of thyroidectomy involves a partial or a complete removal of the thyroid (a gland, which is located in front of the lower neck, just above the trachea). There are various d...
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Author:
Albert
08th March 2008
Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland that often produces a noticeable swelling in the front of the neck. This enlargement can be caused by iodine deficiency, inability of the body to use iodine correctly, or a variety of thyroid disorders, includ...
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Author:
Peter sams
02nd September 2007
Hashimoto's disease is a disease characterized by the immune system attacking the thyroid gland. . A family history of thyroid disorders is common, with the HLADR5 gene most strongly implicated conferring a relative risk of 3 in the UK. The person may exp...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen