Patients who take steroids to control symptoms of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases may be helped by a yearly injection of the bone drug Reclast. A new study found that the injection was more effective in stopping and reversing bone loss caused by glucocorticoid drugs than the bisphosphonate Actonel. The study, which was funded by Reclast drugmaker Novartis, also found that both drugs were effective in lowering the risk of steroid-related fractures.
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Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could slow or even stop the progression of osteoporosis? Well the Best Bones ForeverTM web site, under the... Read more »
Matcheri S. Keshavan, M.D., of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and his colleagues just might have unlocked a cognitive... Read more »
You're concerned about your bone health. Perhaps you've heard the worrisome statistics - that up to half of postmenopausal women, and a... Read more »
NASA sends mice into space for a unique study on osteoporosis. Astronauts lose bone mass while traveling in zero gravity, and a new... Read more »
An analysis of 621 studies on more than 135,000 patients has confirmed weight-loss surgery's ability to reverse Type 2 diabetes. Researchers say that... Read more »
Researchers say brisk walking could reverse the severe bone loss associated with a common prostate cancer therapy. In a small study of prostate... Read more »
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Osteolysis or bone loss after total knee replacement (TKR) can be a problem. Tiny flecks of bone and debris from the backside of the implant lead to... Read more »
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Your bones give your body its shape, help you move, and support your body. Your bones also help protect your heart, lungs, and brain. Even though... Read more »
When people lose weight, they often lose some muscle and bone mass as well, but a new study has found that changes in the bone may continue even... Read more »