enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Desiccated thyroid extract - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccated_thyroid_extract

   Desiccated thyroid extract is prepared from pig thyroid glands. The glands are dried (desiccated), ground to powder, combined with binder chemicals, and pressed into pills. This was a new use for parts that were previously unwanted slaughterhouse offal , and Armour and Company , the dominant American meatpacker in the 20th century, supplied the ...

3. Hypothyroidism - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism

   Desiccated thyroid extract is an animal-based thyroid gland extract, [15] most commonly from pigs. It is a combination therapy, containing forms of T 4 and T 3. [15] It also contains calcitonin (a hormone produced in the thyroid gland involved in the regulation of calcium levels), T 1 and T 2; these are not present in synthetic hormone ...

4. Forest Laboratories - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Laboratories

   Armour Thyroid (desiccated thyroid extract tablets) for hypothyroidism and pituitary Thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression; Bystolic for hypertension; Campral (acamprosate) for maintenance of abstinence from alcohol in patients with alcohol dependence; Celexa for depression (developed by Lundbeck)

5. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashimoto's_thyroiditis

   Hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis is treated with thyroid hormone replacement agents such as levothyroxine (LT 4), liothyronine (LT 3), or desiccated thyroid extract (T 4 +T 3). A tablet taken once a day generally keeps the thyroid hormone levels normal. In most cases, the treatment needs to be taken for the rest of the person's ...

6. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/common-thyroid-drug-levo...

   Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in a recent study. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss

7. 7 Tips for Having More Energy - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/7-tips-having-more-energy...

   Thyroid dysfunction. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Diabetes. Infections and illnesses. Cancer. Obesity, excess weight, and weight-related conditions. If you’re struggling with low energy, reaching ...