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Zelos Therapeutics Reaches Agreement with the FDA and EMEA for a...
Zelos Therapeutics, Inc. has reached agreements with the FDA and the European Medicines Agency for a Phase 3 registration study of ZT-031 for the treatment of severe osteoporosis.
Generic drugs: Is cheaper just as good?
Wal-Mart, Target and Smith's ads for $4 generic prescriptions have many wondering what's the difference between name-brand and generic drugs.
Bone Scan Funding could save $millions
Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 4:54 pm Press Release: Osteoporosis New Zealand Bone Scan Funding Inequitable Disease diagnosis could save $millions If you are 50-plus and live outside the Auckland, Counties Manukau, ...
Fight osteoporosis through exercise
Exercise builds muscle. But guess what else it does? It makes bones - living tissue that they are - denser and stronger.
Common illnesses misunderstood
Common illnesses misunderstood Mary Scott 16.JUL.08 Common health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis are well known but not well understood, according to Tricia Supik, executive ...
Silent danger of osteoporosis remains with us
Sometimes it seems that our attention to diseases waxes and wanes depending on which celebrity has a family member affected or who is hawking which drug company's treatment on television.
MIT Grad Student's Invention Could One Day Prevent Falls For Those With Balance Problems
Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability.
Big Biotech Booms But IBB Falls Flat
Shares in the biotech firm Amgen shot up Monday morning after the firm announced major developments for two of its products: Nplate, a drug designed to treat a rare form of blood-platelet deficiency, received ...
Researchers Find Benefits of Aspirin in Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
Researchers at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry have uncovered the health benefits of aspirin in the fight against osteoporosis.
Having a Mother with Osteoporosis Can Lead to Increased Risk for Spinal Fracture
Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, 80 percent are women, and having a mother with osteoporosis puts a daughter particularly at risk for fractures.
Merck Victorious over Apotex in Fosamax Counterclaims Case
Merck & Co. v. Apotex , No. 2007-1362 Fosamax is one of the all-time best-selling drugs for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, with over $3 billion in U.S. sales last year.
Turning On Hormone Tap Could Aid Osteoporosis Fight
The exciting potential of so-called negative allosteric modulators will be put under the microscope at a special symposium at The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies 2008 Congress at The University ...
Turning on hormone tap could aid osteoporosis fight
A potential new drug that 'opens the taps' for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth - " and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers.
Amgen says osteoporosis drug successful in study
Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. said Monday late-stage study results show its developing osteoporosis drug was more successful than placebo at building bone density in men undergoing hormone therapy.
What's new about osteoporosis?
Dr. Noorali Bharwani Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a gradual softening of the bones which makes them fragile.
Aspirin Helps Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis
A new weapon in the battle against osteoporosis may be the humble aspirin. Researchers at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry have found that aspirin appears to prevent and treat ...
Test Your Knowledge of Bone Health
Knowing key facts about bone health can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to become weak, brittle and prone to fracture.
Strontium strengthens imitation bones
Strontium offers a new approach to bone replacements, thanks to recent work by French scientists.
Drugs help increase, maintain bone mass
Our bones contain two different cell groups that, when working as a team, keep bones healthy.
USC School of Dentistry researchers uncover benefits of aspirin for treating osteoporosis
Researchers at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry have uncovered the health benefits of aspirin in the fight against osteoporosis.