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BACKGROUND:To evaluate the expression and differential diagnostic significance of CK19, TG, Ki67 and galectin-3 in papillary thyroid carcinoma , follicular adenoma and nodular goiter in patients from the northeastern part of China.METHODS:441 PTC specimens and 151 other benign thyroid specimens were collected.

Iodized salt has been distributed to all rural townships in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region as part of a government drive to eradicate iodine deficiency, a local official said Friday.

I recently learned that all white salt is processed and devoid of some 80 minerals.

January 27th marks the passing of David M. Cowie. Cowie was a medical researcher who was instrumental to the addition of iodine in table salt in the United States.

If you have been struggling to lose or gain weight, it doesn't hurt to get your thyroid checked.

Despite its small size, the thyroid gland has a huge job: to produce hormones that regulate metabolism, or the rate at which cells convert food and other substances into energy.