The actress, now 29, revealed she underwent surgery and radioactive iodine treatment after doctors discovered a lump on her ...

Treatment with radioactive iodine (radioiodine) was able to cure 92% of patients with thyrotoxicosis in a single-center New Zealand study of 222 patients treated in 2015. The study provides ...

Industry’s Marisa Abela is sharing an update on her health after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 23. “I’m all in ...

Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. While iodine deficiency is a major global cause, both too little and too much iodine can ...

DIAGNOSIS: radioisotopes of iodine, sodium and potassium have already proved helpful in appraising several disorders of body chemistry, e.g., in cases of heart and kidney disease, to help establish ...

Iodine is a mineral essential for thyroid health. Although many types of seafood are rich in iodine, other foods with iodine include eggs, dairy products, and some plant foods. Share on Pinterest ...

Dr. Frederic James Farnell of Providence, R. I., last week reported that he had gained a measure of success in treating sleeping sickness by the use of a hypertonic solution of iodine. Treatment ...

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