Thyroid (generic), Armour Thyroid News

Thyroid function is essential for our well-being. It is crucial as it creates two very vital hormones that normalize the needs of our body for its total health.

I had an opportunity talk at length this week with both Rick Cox, the CEO of RLC Labs -- the company that makes natural desiccated thyroid drugs Nature-Throid and Westhroid -- and RLC's Chief Science Officer, Dai Jinn.

According to an article in the New York Times , the Department of Justice is charging drug company Forest Laboratories -- which makes thyroid drugs Levothroid, Thyrolar and Armour Thyroid -- with defrauding the government.

Do you find yourself tired, achy, feeling drained of all energy even after a full nights sleep? Do you blame it on your metabolism and say things like my metabolism is 'shot'? There's a good chance you are correct.

The hallmark symptoms of diffuse myxedema may not always be as clinically apparent upon presentation as expected.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Why doesn't someone address the problem of bad breath? I have terrible halitosis, always have.

During the Spring of 2009, the natural desiccated thyroid drug, Armour Thyroid, apparently underwent a reformulation of fillers, including a decrease in the amount of dextrose, increase in cellulose, and the addition of cornstarch to the tablets.

Varying strengths of Armour Thyroid have been unavailable, on back-order, and going through mysterious "production delays" for more than two years and counting.

If you are like me, you struggle with a problematic thyroid. I hope you can benefit from the extensive research I have done to find a way to heal the thyroid gland naturally.

Follicular Unit Transplant is gaining popularity for men looking to overcome their baldness.

NEW pgc-1a NEW Abstract Abstract Changes in thyroid status are associated with profound alterations in biochemical and physiological functioning of cardiac muscle, although its impact on cardiac energy metabolism is still debated.

Guest Author - Jan Lowrance In the year 2002, when my husband Jim was experiencing the onset of hypothyroidism from Hashimoto's Disease, some of the more concerning symptoms he had were the emotional ones.

You're tired. Your whole body seems to have slowed down. Maybe your skin is dry and you always feel cold.

Here we go again...once again the rumors are flying about Armour Thyroid , and as usual, they're simply not true.

When your thyroid is underactive -- hypothyroidism -- the medical treatment is a prescription thyroid hormone replacement drug.

Q: You mentioned "spirulina" in a recent column as a supplement to help boost thyroid hormone.

Brittle Nails, Spider Veins and Other Seemingly Innocent Oddities Could Signal Serious Trouble -- or Not By MELINDA BECK The body speaks volumes about what ails it -- from obvious warnings like a fever that accompanies an infection to subtle clues like losing hair on the toes, which can be an early sign of vascular disease.

Some people say they have hypothyroidism. Others will say "I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis" or "Hashimoto's disease." Some thyroid patients think that hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's mean the same thing.

You mentioned "spirulina" in a recent column as a supplement to help boost thyroid hormone.

India Gazette Friday 19th June, 2009 New Delhi, June 19 : Gaining weight and losing hair? Well, chances are that you will live longer, say researchers.