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 ...

Analysis of iodide deficiency, thyroid function, altitude, neural and motor dysfunction and a variety of social and economic variables to ascertain the prevalence of endemic goiter in eight rural ...

Shepherds in Christmas Nativity scenes that were painted, carved or sculpted hundreds of years ago sometimes have throats with large, abnormal growths. These are realistic depictions of goiter, an ...

Surgeons at Nyeri County Referral Hospital perform thyroid surgery on a patient. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] In the realm of medical challenges, Dr Geoffrey Omolo, a specialist physician and ...

IN THE therapeutic attack on malignant tumors in general, the accumulated experience of generations has established as virtually axiomatic certain well defined principles. The first is the folly of ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Dr Omolo says that when the thyroid gland is functioning properly, it maintains the right ...