Gather information about your family health history, including thyroid diseases and other diseases that run in your family.

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Iodine-131 is known to accumulate in the thyroid gland, where it can cause cancer and other thyroid diseases.

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Parathyroid and thyroid diseases are perhaps a more common cause of cramping in the hands and arms compared with other causes of cramping.

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Commercially processed salts can taste bitter: Since WW II, iodine has been added to prevent thyroid-related diseases (such as cretinism).

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Patients are at higher risk for Type 1 diabetes, mellitus, collagen vascular diseases, autoimmune thyroid disease.

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