The butterfly-shaped thyroid gland is situated just behind the Adam’s apple It produces hormones that regulate the body’s metabolic rate But tiny growths that develop over months or years can disrupt this process The treatment called echotherapy could be used to treat thousands of Britons Thousands of Britons suffering from a common thyroid problem could...
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Cow’s milk interferes with absorption of thyroid supplement levothyroxine
Taking the common oral thyroid hormone medication levothyroxine with a glass of cow’s milk significantly decreases the body’s ability to absorb the drug, a preliminary study finds. Results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. “These findings support previous research showing that calcium supplements can interfere...