A 25-year-old women presents with a 4- to 8-week history of nervousness, anxiety, palpitations, and weight loss of about 10 pounds despite a good appetite. She does not have chest pain, a history of ...

Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid gland. The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck, which produces the hormones thyroxine, T4 and ...

— -- For such a small gland, the thyroid in the neck can cause a lot of problems. That's because the thyroid gland releases hormones that affect almost all of your body's functions. As a result, ...