Sentences with phrase «of osteoporosis drugs»

Ellen Saltonstall: What is often overlooked in modern weight - training exercise and certainly when evaluating the effects of osteoporosis drugs, is that there is a difference between structure and density.

I'm generally healthy (especially looking at my blood work) and I totally refuse to take any of the osteoporosis drugs.

A single intravenous dose of the osteoporosis drug zoledronic acid improved bone mineral density in a group of frail elderly women living in nursing homes and long - term - care facilities, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

Not exact matches

The company currently has a drug for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture, an injection treatment called Tymlos.

A pharmacologist by training, I also knew that the bisphosphonates — a class of drugs developed for osteoporosis sufferers — were then being tested on OI patients.

The researchers had previously shown that blocking FSH could halt bone loss, raising the intriguing prospect of a medical twofer: one drug to combat obesity and osteoporosis.

As more and more patients successfully manage diabetes with drugs that increase their insulin sensitivity, doctors and researchers have observed a serious problem: The drugs seem to decrease the activity of cells that produce bone, leaving patients prone to fractures and osteoporosis.

Researchers report that a new wirelessly controlled microchip, implanted under the skin, can safely and reliably give osteoporosis patients the daily dose of a drug that they need for at least 20 days in a row.

But during a two - year daily regimen of the shots, close to three quarters of osteoporosis patients fail to take the drug as often as they are supposed to.

«The microgravity environment of the International Space Station is now being used for myriad lines of research, for example: vaccine development, finding novel molecular targets against drug - resistant pathogens, and testing of molecules to be used against osteoporosis or cancer,» Zea says.

A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has now been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a Duke Cancer Institute study.

«Osteoporosis drug stops growth of breast cancer cells, even in resistant tumors, study suggests.»

In a related commentary, Robert Lindsay, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., of Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, N.Y., writes: «In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Greenspan and colleague present intriguing data on zoledronic acid, one of the most potent drugs in the bisphosphonate family — if not the most potent — approved for treatment of osteoporosis.»

Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at risk of fracture, daily injection of the drug abaloparatide for 18 months significantly reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures compared with placebo, according to a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA.

The University of Sheffield and a research radiologist there are fighting over whether the scientist had permission from her bosses and a drug company to submit her osteoporosis work to a conference this summer.

To investigate this, teams from Oslo University Hospital and Hospital del Mar - IMIM of Autonomous University, Barcelona, examined 41 Norwegian and 46 Spanish women, all of whom had normal bone mineral density (BMD) values, no clinical or morphometric vertebral fractures, no detectable signs of secondary osteoporosis and no use of drugs with known influence on bone metabolism.

She also believes the drug could potentially be used for patients with other types of cancer that degrade bones, or for non-cancer-related osteoporosis.

Amgen, the manufacturer of the drug and the provider of the drugs used in the U-M study, is currently testing on osteoporosis patients.

«To treat a leading cause of osteoporosis, surgery is better than widely used medications: Using drugs to combat hyperparathyroidism is worse than doing nothing at all.»

The work could advance development of drugs to treat osteoporosis here on Earth in addition to reducing bone loss in astronauts on long - term missions.

Additional side effects of the drug include osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become weak and brittle; akathisia, a disorder characterized by the need to be in constant motion, including the head and jaw; bruxism, or teeth grinding; and dryness of the mouth, all of which affect the implant healing process, says Bairam.

The researchers created a hybrid compound from 2 molecules: LLP2A, a protein - like molecule that sticks to α4β1 integrins, and alendronate, an osteoporosis drug that sticks to the outer surface of bones.

Letrozole has side effects, and the women who took it for a prolonged period as part of the study suffered more bone pain, fractures and the onset of osteoporosis compared with the women who didn't get the drug.

He will be looking at mouse models of osteoporosis and determining whether reducing mTOR signaling (induced by the drug rapamycin) influences age - related bone loss.

Abstract: To assess the effect of strontium ranelate, an approved drug for treating osteoporosis, on the healing process of tibial fractures.

For most of us — including Mullin — the possible benefits of taking a weight - loss drug, off - label or not, usually do nt justify the risks, which can include osteoporosis and more (see «Off - Label Drugs» below).

Talk about confusing: First, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle drug that might not only ease menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes and insomnia, but also reduce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.

SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News)-- A drug used to treat osteoporosis lowered the risk of breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with early breast cancer.

For awhile fluoride was being touted as an osteoporosis drug, but like fosamax, it only slows bone loss temporarily, and the long term consequence is an increased rate of hip fracture due to structurally unsound bone.

Results of a study recently presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh found soy isoflavones to be as effective in preventing osteoporosis as more expensive pharmaceutical drugs.

Are a woman Have a family history of osteoporosis Are white Are thin Are short Went into menopause early Have a low calcium intake Don't exercise Smoke cigarettes Drink more than two alcohol drinks daily Are on chronic steroid therapy (e.g. Prednisone) Are on chronic anticonvulsant therapy Are taking drugs which can cause dizziness Are hyperthyroid Eat too much animal protein intake Use antacids regularly Drink more than two cups of coffee daily

It can also can cause a serious life - threatening disorder called Stevens - Johnson syndrome and Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) which can be fatal, swollen glands (lymph nodes), softening of your bones (osteopenia, osteoporosis, and osteomalacia), overgrowth of your gums, liver damage, birth defects, blood sugar issues etc..

However, calcium may decrease * the effectiveness of certain drugs, such as medications for osteoporosis and other antibiotics.

For example, studies show that these types of drugs can increase the risk of bone demineralization and fracture, osteoporosis, and joint pain, as well as elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels, an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, and deep vein thrombosis.

The osteoporosis drugs do work, they reduce the risk of fracture considerably, but the functional limitations of just building bone mass without proper structure and strength are completely ignored.

Approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995, Fosamax is designed for the treatment of a number of bone diseases, notably osteoporosis and osteitis deformans (Paget's disease).

If you think that your cancer, bone loss, osteoporosis, joint or hip fracture, or another health issue is connected to your use of Depo - Provera, you should contact our drug injury law firm right away.

Another drug that is also frequently linked to osteonecrosis of the jaw is Fosamax, which is often prescribed to treat Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

Obviously, cancer, regardless of which type, can be a deadly disease, so for it to potentially develop in the esophagus (the tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach) because someone has taken a drug that is supposed to alleviate osteoporosis symptoms is disturbing indeed.

Fosamax, the drug at the center of the litigation, was used to treat osteoporosis in women going through menopause.

For example, tooth loss from periodontitis might be a symptom of osteoporosis and the drugs used to treat it.