Healthcast #12: Introduction to Hyperthyroidism

This Healthcast will tell you what you need to know to deal with hyperthyroidism, the condition in which the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone. You will learn:

• The causes, signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and Graves' disease
• How you and your doctor diagnoses this illness
• The best current way to manage hyperthyroidism

Length: 16 minutes

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