A new study found that levothyroxine, a common medication for hypothyroidism sold as Synthroid, is linked to bone loss in ...

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds. Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the ...

Each grain of thyroid contains liothyronine (T3) 9mcg and levothyroxine (T4) 38mcg. The mechanisms by which thyroid hormones exert their physiologic action are not well understood. These hormones ...

Of the study's subjects, 81 took levothyroxine and had normal thyroid hormone levels, and 364 did not take thyroid medication. "Our study did not look at why people had been originally prescribed ...