But medications, iodine, and surgery can treat goiters effectively if you need it. Overview Overview What Is Goiter? A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland . This butterfly ...

By the 1940s, goiters had all but "vanished". Now, thanks to complacency, changing diets and a "lack of public-health education", iodine deficiency may be making a comeback in America. Iodine ...