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Accuracy of thyroid hormone testing improved with state-of-the-art test

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have developed a fast and accurate way to measure a major hormone released by the thyroid gland -- an advance they say may help in the treatment of many women who have overactive or underactive thyroid glands.

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