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What do you know about graves disease or basedow disease ?
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A lot: Graves disease is an autoimmune overactive thyroid condition. If you have it, you need treatment otherwise you risk heart attack, stroke and osteoporosis. Treatments are either radioactive iodine, surgery or anti-thyroid medications.
Answered 4/4/2016
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