The new drug triggers the body into producing new bone at a much faster rate, dramatically reducing the risk of fractures that affect as many as one in three women and one in 12 men over the age ...

Tens of thousands of women who have gone through the menopause might benefit from a new bone-strengthening drug, says the medicines watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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 ...

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 ...

But, given that this is a drug, there are some potential downsides to consider, too. New ... bones,” he says. But ...

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 hypothyroidism—an under ...

New research suggests that a thyroid medication often prescribed to older Americans may be linked to a common problem in old age -- bone loss. Levothyroxine is a synthetic hormone often prescribed ...

(NewsNation) — A popular thyroid drug could be associated with bone loss according to a new study from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Levothyroxine, commercially known as ...

An everyday medication taken by over 3 million people in the UK to treat hypothyroidism could be silently raising the risk of osteoporosis, according to startling new findings. The drug in ...

(Reuters) -Amgen said on Wednesday there was no link between its experimental weight-loss drug and changes in bone density ... "While a new safety signal would certainly be (a) cause for alarm ...