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Lila de Tantillo

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Beyond Bisphosphonates - New Osteoporosis Medications Under Research: Denosumab and Protelos

For those dissatisfied with current drug options for treating osteoporosis: a new medication being developed by Amgen may be making headway toward the U.S. market. Denosumab, as it is called, would be taken by injection twice a year. The drug inhibits bone remodeling by binding to and thereby blocking the function of a protein known as nuclear... Read moreChevron
Lila de Tantillo

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Osteoporosis awareness in the Middle East

Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia's ministry of health sent more than a million text messages to spread the word about bone health. Now a new campaign has been launched in the Middle East to raise public concern about osteoporosis and low bone mass. The effort, which is sponsored by Novartis Consumer Health, will offer free bone scans in the... Read moreChevron
posted 03/26/2008, comments (0)|
Lila de Tantillo

Lila de Tantillo, Health Guide

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Journalist, Caregiver

Osteoporosis awareness in the Middle East

Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia's ministry of health sent more than a million text messages to spread the word about bone health. Now a new campaign has been launched in the Middle East to raise public concern about osteoporosis and low bone mass. The effort, which is sponsored by Novartis Consumer Health, will offer free bone scans in the... Read moreChevron
posted 03/26/2008, comments (0)|
Lila de Tantillo

Lila de Tantillo, Health Guide

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Osteoporosis gene may affect bone density

Significant new research has located variants in a gene that may contribute to osteoporosis, among other conditions. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week, there are common variants of the LRP5 gene that are consistently associated with bone mineral density and fracture risk across different white populations.... Read moreChevron
posted 03/19/2008, comments (0)|
Lila de Tantillo

Lila de Tantillo, Health Guide

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Journalist, Caregiver

Osteoporosis gene may affect bone density

Significant new research has located variants in a gene that may contribute to osteoporosis, among other conditions. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week, there are common variants of the LRP5 gene that are consistently associated with bone mineral density and fracture risk across different white populations.... Read moreChevron
posted 03/19/2008, comments (0)|

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