News articles tagged with 'bisphosphonate'
Buyer beware: Oestrogen supplements not as effective as claimed
— 3 Sep 2009 14:23 | HealthDietary supplements claiming to help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be doing what they say, according to new research from Purdue University... — full story
Monitoring bone density in older women is unnecessary and potentially misleading
— 24 Jun 2009 11:44 | HealthMonitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women taking osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) is unnecessary and potentially misleading, concludes a study published on bmj.com... — full story
Link between widely used osteoporosis drugs and heart problems probed
— 7 Apr 2009 13:30 | HealthNew research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine evaluated the link between a common class of drugs used to prevent bone fractures in osteoporosis patients and the development... — full story
New drug agent knocks out multiple enzymes in cancer pathway
— 26 Mar 2009 11:37 | HealthA team of 24 researchers from the U.S., Europe, Taiwan and Japan and led by University of Illinois scientists has engineered a new anti-cancer agent that is about 200 times more active... — full story
USC dentist links Fosomax-type drugs to jaw necrosis
— 1 Jan 2009 18:28 | HealthResearchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among... — full story
Cancer treatment may result in bone loss
— 14 Nov 2008 20:34 | HealthA new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss. In the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the scientists explain... — full story
Is 'bone death' of the jaw the next health epidemic facing seniors?
— 9 Oct 2008 11:08 | HealthDespite little publicity surrounding the ailment, seniors may be facing an emerging epidemic in the form of bisphosphonate osteonecrosis ('bone death'), a debilitating ailment of the... — full story
Alendronate may be associated with irregular heartbeat
— 2 May 2008 16:36 | HealthAlendronate, a medication used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, may be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according... — full story
Researchers uncover link between osteoporosis drugs and jaw infection
— 30 Apr 2008 17:00 | HealthA group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis... — full story
Popular osteoporosis drugs triple risk of bone necrosis
— 15 Jan 2008 20:35 | HealthA University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute study has found that a popular class of osteoporosis drugs nearly triples the risk of developing bone... — full story
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