Suppress your levels of a hormone called thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). This use is for people with thyrotropin-dependent, well-differentiated thyroid cancer whose condition is also being treated ...

More common side effects of Synthroid include irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, headache, muscle weakness or spasms, and increased appetite, which may lead to weight gain. Synthroid should not ...

Synthroid is the brand-name form of levothyroxine. They’re both prescribed for certain thyroid conditions, including hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto disease (also called Hashimoto thyroiditis). If ...

If you've never paid attention to your thyroid, put your hand on the front of your throat and swallow. (Yeah, you'll look weird. Just try it.) The bump that moves is the cartilage often called the ...

Synthroid (levothyroxine) treats hypothyroidism and some types of thyroid cancer. Your age, weight, and medical condition determine your dosage. Most people start on a low dose that’s adjusted over ...

Eight million Americans rely on Synthroid to regulate an overactive or underactive thyroid, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that patients may not be getting the dose their ...

New York (MedscapeWire) Aug 8 — Abbott Laboratories has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in advance of the ...

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 ...

Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism, when the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough natural thyroid hormone. One lot of 150-microgram Synthroid tablets was recalled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could Synthroid be doing more harm than good? New research links the thyroid medicine to potential bone loss. Dr. Yadal Safai says ...

This week's episode of The Pitt tackled a very sensitive subject with a whole lot of care and grace when a victim of assault sought care at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Nurse Dana Evans ...