THE two books before us have not the same object Tor scope, but they appear equally to fulfil the purpose intended. On the whole, they may be said, along with Sir E. Sharpey Schafer's “Endocrine ...

The major endocrine glands in the human body are the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries (female), and testes (male). The endocrine glands do not have any ...

The most fertile branch of Medicine today is the study of the body’s glands and the chemicals called hormones which those glands manufacture and distribute through the body. The pituitary seems to be ...

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A three-days-old baby, unable to breathe, and kept alive by artificial respiration of oxygen, was saved at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children when X-ray treatment to reduce an abnormal ...

You've often heard of people suffering from hypo or hyperthyroidism. If you've been putting on weight or losing it without any possible explanation, it is very likely that your doctor advises you a ...