Last Month, Yahoo! News says (in Health Tip: Learn the Symptoms of Graves' Disease) HealthDay News) -- Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism, the medical term for an overactive thyroid gland.

3 Months Ago, Los Angeles Times says (in Every drug has risks and information is key to avoiding them) Description: A thyroid hormone, levothyroxine is prescribed for hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroid ...

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4 Months Ago, Medical News Today says (in What Is Graves' Disease? What Causes Graves' Disease?) Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own immune system attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to produce too much thyroxine. Thyroxine (T4) is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that has four iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure. T4, as well...

9 Months Ago, PRESS TV says (in Hypothyroidism linked to longevity)  Iran
Similarly, 15 to 20 percent of individuals aged 60 and older have an under-active thyroid gland. Scientists concluded that two specific genetic changes are associated with low thyroid function along with prolonged existence. ...

12 Months Ago, KGAN says (in Doctors: Thyroid drug can hurt liver, kill kids) UNDATED (AP) -- Medical researchers are warning doctors to stop prescribing a common thyroid drug to children with Graves' disease, the most common cause of an overactive thyroid. The drug, known as PTU, has been used to treat adults and children but ...

And Attorney at Law says (in Pill for Thyroid Disease Pill Linked to Deadly Liver Failure in ...) A drug for treatment of an overactive thyroid called Graves’ disease should not be given to young children since it may result in fatal liver failure requiring an organ transplant, doctors say. Propylthiouracil is often one of the first drugs given to ...