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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.