Nestled at the base of your neck, the thyroid gland serves as a master regulator of your metabolism. So slowdowns that occur due to hypothyroidism can make it easier to gain weight—and harder to lose ...

A 2012 study in the Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research found that 2 to 4 percent of childbearing age women have low thyroid hormone levels. This means there are a lot of women who are ...

Losing weight is no easy feat—but what happens when it feels like your own metabolism is working against you? For the almost 5 percent of people who have an underactive thyroid, and a slowed ...

Millions of Americans have thyroid disease, but only half know. March 15, 2010— -- More than 27 million Americans have either an overactive or underactive thyroid, according to the American ...

Hypothyroidism is a clinical disorder frequently encountered by primary care providers (PCPs). [1] The latest estimates suggest that hypothyroidism occurs in 4.6% of the US population aged 12 years or ...

Water and sodium retention during severe hypothyroidism create a state of volume depletion, low extracellular fluid osmolality and increased water retention. The hypothyroid population is ...

New insights into hypothyroidism – a condition affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. – have been found by researchers that may lead to new treatment protocols for the disease, particularly ...

There's no such thing as a magic hypothyroid diet. But certain foods, combined with the right medical treatment, can help keep your thyroid running like it should. Pictured recipe: One-Pot Garlicky ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There are many patients with hypothyroidism that experience brain fog,” Matthew Ettleson, MD, a clinical fellow ...

Rifampin is often used to treat tuberculosis. 1 Isley 2 reported on a patient with treated hypothyroidism (euthyroid while taking stable doses of thyroxine) but who again became hypothyroid after ...