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Study suggests calcium supplements increase heart attack risk
Daily calcium supplements have been long recommended by doctors for their adult patients to help prevent osteoporosis, but a new study suggests the pills may put users at a slightly greater risk of heart attacks. The findings were recently published
Depo-Provera’s new label warns of breast cancer, bone density loss
Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), the injectable contraceptive, has updated its safety label to include warnings of breast cancer risk and bone mineral density loss. The new label changes were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and will go into
New study finds HRT increases women’s risk for kidney stones
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is blamed for increasing a woman’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer, heart attacks and strokes. Now, a new research study shows the pills also increase women’s risk of developing painful kidney stones.
Long term use of heartburn drugs can be dangerous
Millions of people turn to medication to treat the annoying and painful symptoms of heartburn. But doctors say that people who use medications to treat their symptoms should use them with caution and limit use if at all possible.
Beasley Allen attorney files lawsuit against maker of Fosamax
Three lawsuits against the makers of Fosamax, a popular medication to prevent bone loss, are slated to go to trial, including one filed in Alabama state court by Beasley Allen attorney W. Chad Cook. The lawsuits are among the nearly
Merck paid publisher to print positive stories about Vioxx, Fosamax
A science and health publisher says years ago it published what appeared to be medical journals for a group of Australian doctors that heavily favored Merck and Co.’s drugs Fosamax and Vioxx. The journals didn’t list who paid for the
Doctor warns against bone density-building drugs
A West Liberty, Iowa, doctor is urging members of his hometown to follow a good diet and do weight-bearing exercise in lieu of taking medications to remedy ailments such as low bone density. Dr. Carl Gillman with West Liberty Chiropractic
Study suggests higher risk of ONJ with Fosamax than previously reported
It seemed suspicious to the team of dentists at the University of Southern California (USC), the fact that so many patients treated at the university dental clinic were being diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ. So dentists there
Osteoporosis treatment has serious risks; consider natural therapy
Osteoprosis poses a serious health risk for women. According to Natural News, women have a higher risk of dying from the bone condition than from breast cancer. But the treatment may be just as dangerous. Fosamax is in a class
Cancer risk still elevated even years after stopping HRT
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that women who took hormone replacement therapy (HRT) face an increased risk of cancer several years after stopping the treatment, according to an NPR report.
