Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) are among the most commonly requested laboratory investigations; they help clinicians assess the thyroid status of patients and manage patients' treatment. Therefore, ...

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) form an essential component in the management of epilepsy; however, their long‐term use has been associated with alterations in thyroid function. These medications may ...

Jorge H Mestman, MD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, discussed the common findings of abnormal thyroid function during pregnancy. [1] Between 1% and 16% of ...

BOSTON — Low and low-normal thyroid function are associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. The findings, from a large population-based cohort in the Netherlands, ...

CHICAGO — In a cohort of adults who received a thyroid function test during hospitalization, most did not have a thyroid disease and those who did generally had mild conditions, according to findings ...

IN 1942 Klinefelter et al. 1 described a syndrome of micro-orchidism, azoospermia, hyalinization of seminiferous tubules, elevated urinary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and gynecomastia. Since ...

Levels of thyroid function considered "normal" were still associated with increased mortality, according to a study suggesting that cardiovascular disease (CVD) plays an important role. People ...

Despite the fact that 20% of racehorses in the southern United States are affected by anhidrosis--the inability or decreased ability to sweat--the underlying causes of this medical condition remain ...