National Endocrine and Metabolic
Diseases Information Service

A service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases

Awareness and Prevention Series

Ideal for health fairs and similar venues, the NIDDK Awareness and Prevention Series presents brief overviews of common health problems to raise awareness among people not yet diagnosed. More complete information on each topic is available in the A to Z list of topics and titles.

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Overactive Thyroid: What You Need to Know
Briefly explains overactive thyroid, or hyperthyroidism, risk factors and symptoms.
PDF Version (440 KB) *
Underactive Thyroid: What You Need to Know publication thumbnail image

Underactive Thyroid: What You Need to Know
Briefly explains underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism, risk factors and symptoms.
PDF Version (485 KB) *

For more titles in the series, see Diabetes Awareness and Prevention Series, Digestive Diseases Awareness and Prevention Series and Kidney and Urologic Diseases Awareness and Prevention Series.

Page last updated October 31, 2012


The National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.

National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service
6 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892–3569
Phone: 1–888–828–0904
TTY: 1–866–569–1162
Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: endoandmeta@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov

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