Shot of a young male doctor talking with older male patient. Source: Getty Images The researchers used the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling older ...

Authors say findings may be due to relative excess of thyroid hormone even when treatment is targeted to reference range goals. (HealthDay News) — Levothyroxine (LT4) use is associated with ...

Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a synthetic version of a hormone called thyroxine and, according to a recent ...

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Levothyroxine, a common medication for ...

A drug called levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication among older U.S. adults, has been linked to a higher risk of bone loss in a new study. Levothyroxine is prescribed to treat ...

A widely prescribed thyroid medication called levothyroxine may cause bone loss and increase the risk of the bone disease osteoporosis, according to new research—but this does not mean Americans ...

Share on Pinterest Could a commonly prescribed thyroid drug lead to bone loss? Image credit. Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images. Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, ...

CHICAGO – Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented next week at the annual ...