You may not spend much time thinking about whether your thyroid gland is functioning well, but it's more important than you would probably guess. This butterfly-shaped organ wraps around your windpipe and sits just beneath the Adam’s apple.
You may not spend much time thinking about whether your thyroid gland is functioning well, but it's more important than you would probably guess. This butterfly-shaped organ wraps around your windpipe and sits just beneath the Adam’s apple.
Total Access Medical (TAM) is excited to announce that FJ Leto has been appointed as the new President of the organization. Mr. Leto is poised to lead TAM into a transformative phase of redefining primary care through an innovative concierge model that prioritizes patients, empowers physicians, and disrupts the conventional healthcare system.
As written in PRWeb, Total Access Medical (TAM) is excited to announce that FJ Leto has been appointed as the new President of the organization. After serving as Chief of Staff for the past four years, Mr. Leto is poised to lead TAM into a transformative phase of redefining primary care through an innovative concierge model that prioritizes patients, empowers physicians, and disrupts the conventional healthcare system.
In hyperthyroidism, your thyroid gland is overactive. It produces too much thyroid hormone. This can cause many of your body’s functions to speed up.
Thyroid disease is an umbrella term for conditions that affect how your thyroid functions. Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are the two main types of thyroid disease. But they each have multiple possible causes. Thyroid diseases are treatable — usually with medication.
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck that makes two thyroid hormones: thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Thyroid hormones control how the body uses energy, so they affect nearly every organ in your body, even your heart. Health care professionals use thyroid tests to check how well your thyroid is working and to find the cause of problems such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
The two main types of thyroid disease are hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) and hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). But they each have several conditions that can cause them.
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck that makes two thyroid hormones: thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Thyroid hormones control how the body uses energy, so they affect nearly every organ in your body, even your heart. Health care professionals use thyroid tests to check how well your thyroid is working and to find the cause of problems such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
According to the American Thyroid Association, approximately 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid cancer. As January is Thyroid Awareness Month, it is important to discuss because 60% of those with a thyroid disease are unaware of their condition. In this article, we will discuss what the thyroid is and its function.
Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, regardless of gender and race. Treatment for the disease depends on the cause and type of heart damage.
Below, we discuss treatment options for heart disease.
