Low levels of thyroid may increase the risk of death in hospitalized patients, says study published in iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i (JCEM). The thyroid gland, located in the neck, produces hormones that regulate the body's temperature, consumption of oxygen and metabolism. The gland produces two hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), which travel through the blood to spur activity in various tissues. "When ...
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