The effect of osteoporosis drugs on osteoarthritis of the knee
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Study indicates potential of alendronate and estrogen progression of osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by cartilage degradation and bone abnormalities, is a leading cause of disability among elderly
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Drugs used to treat osteoporosis may also help prevent the bone abnormalities that can lead to arthritis of the knee, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who take certain antidepressants are at increased risk of fracturing a bone, but it's not clear whether the association is due to the drugs, depression itself, or some other factor, according to a new report in the Harvard Women's Health Watch.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Concerns that rheumatoid arthritis drugs called TNF blockers and related medications could cause cancer appear to be unfounded, a new study shows.
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MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Osteoporosis appears to be an often overlooked risk for men with prostate cancer who are having hormone therapy, says a study to be published in the Jan. 15 issue of Cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.
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The class of painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can relieve the pain of osteoarthritis, but they may cause stomach problems. The solution might be to avoid the stomach all together.
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When Celebrex and other drugs like it came out, they seemed to be the magic pill for what ailed arthritis sufferers. The class of drugs is called Cox-2 Inhibitors reduced inflammation and pain without causing nasty side effects.
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According to a new study, acupuncture significantly reduces pain and improves function in those suffering osteoarthritis of the knee.
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Almost every drug has side effects, but the osteoporosis treatment drug raloxifene, or Evista, turned out to have a promising one.
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Dec. 13 issue - Does one of the chemical culprits behind heart disease also play a role in osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass that affects 75 million Americans, Europeans and Japanese?
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NEW YORK  - Acupuncture added to  conventional therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee improves  function and reduces pain, according to a clinical trial  conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in  Baltimore.
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Spinal and non-spinal fractures are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators announced at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology that is underway in San Antonio, Texas.
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NEW YORK  - Boston researchers report a  link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee  function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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For the first time, an osteoporosis drug has reduced deaths and prevented new fractures in elderly patients with broken hips, according to new research.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a beta-blocker  drug -- usually for high blood pressure or heart failure --  significantly reduces the risk of bone fractures, according to  findings from a large population-based study. The effect was  seen whether or not the beta-blocker was taken with a diuretic  "water pill."
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with knee   arthritis or other chronic knee pain may be at heightened risk   of breaking a hip, a UK study suggests.