About 9 percent of adult Filipinos have goiters, a thyroid-related enlargement, by physical examination.Data from the Thyromobile of the Philippine Thyroid Association revealed that out of almost 5,000 tested patients, 8.53 percent had thyroid function abnormalities.Additionally, in a survey...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes (Rep. Reyes' Office) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes underscored on Monday, Jan. 29, the importance of early consultations to detect symptoms of goiter and other thyroid diseases."Early symptoms of goiter and...
Iodine deficiency is usually the main cause of common thyroid disorders such as goiter, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
Thyroid health is one of the most neglected medical issues in the Philippines today. And one leading cause of thyroid diseases is the lack of iodine in the body....
Thyroid disorders such as goiter, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancer are highly prevalent but neglected diseases in the Philippines according to medical experts speaking before a media forum dubbed "Thyroid Care: Walking The Healthy Path."
The thyroid, a...
