Osteoporosis News

We asked several health professionals, including Hoffman, division chief for women and children at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, what advice they give women in those years.

As people age, bone tends to deteriorate faster, causing osteoporosis and other disorders.

A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a new study from the Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, N.C. The findings, presented June 15 at the annual Endocrine Society meeting in San Francisco, indicate ... (more)

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Bazedoxifene , a drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis, has been found to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according to a Duke University Medical Center Cancer Institute study presented on June 15, 2013, at the annual Endocrine Society meeting in San Francisco.

Previously approved by the FDA for osteoporosis and bone metastasis, Xgeva can now also be used for giant cell bone tumors.

One in two Asian men could be at risk of developing osteoporosis or other bone-related diseases, said Fonterra, a global leader in dairy nutrition.

'Women's Health Action is concerned that an osteoporosis drug trial run by University of Auckland has exaggerated the risk of osteoporosis to attract women participants and downplayed the risks associated with the trial drug' says Gill Sanson from Women's Health Action Trust.

It focuses on metabolic bone disease, pediatric medications and cancer supportive care.

Medical experts and your mother's common sense agree that Calcium and Vitamin D are critical for healthy bones, and that you should get as much of these nutrients as possible from a good diet.

The first randomised trial to investigate the treatment of low bone density in young people with cystic fibrosis , published Online First in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine , provides compelling evidence that alendronate is safe and can help increase bone mineral density in young patients with CF after standard treatment with calcium and vitamin D ... (more)

Calcium and Vitamin D are critical for healthy bones, and medical experts agree that you should get as much of these nutrients as possible from a good diet.

Distinguished women leaders open conference, urge 'strong bones for strong women' to reduce the growing burden of osteoporosis and fractures More than 140 delegates from 45 countries have joined the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the Finnish Osteoporosis Association for the 14th IOF Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies.

Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company by sales, announced a partnership with Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc.

PharmaPoint: Osteoporosis - France Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 Summary GlobalData has released its new Country report, "PharmaPoint: Osteoporosis - France Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022". Despite its maturity, the osteoporosis market is expected to undergo substantial change between 2012 and 2022.

Winteam Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. , a maker of drugs in China , will buy a producer of traditional Chinese medicine for as much as HK$3.05 billion to gain products including an osteoporosis treatment.

About 10 million Americans have the condition that occurs when bones become weak, brittle and likely to break.

The National Institutes of Health awarded $475,076 to OsteoGeneX Inc., a Kansas City, Kan., private pharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment for osteoporosis.