Strontium Drug Reduces Fractures in Elderly Women
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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
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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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. Some experts called the drop in deaths "striking" but said other drugs could have a similar effect.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- If you're taking raloxifene (Evista) because you have osteoporosis, a new study finds a probable added benefit: The drug may also significantly reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.
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New studies show prolonged use of Depo-Povera is linked to decreased bone density, which makes women more susceptible to osteoporosis.
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A class of hormone-blocking drugs was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was a medication now prescribed by many doctors.
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A class of hormone-blocking drugs called aromatase inhibitors was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was tamoxifen, a medication now prescribed
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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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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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A drug can treat  menopausal symptoms among women on tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer, say scientists.
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Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska.
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Older women who take calcium supplements to maintain bone strength may have an increased risk of heart attack, researchers in New Zealand said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Supplements containing a soy compound called genistein may help increase women's bone mass after menopause, a study suggests.
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Post-menopausal women diagnosed with early-stage hormone-receptor (HR) positive breast cancer might be better off taking the drug anastrozole (Arimidex - brand name
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SAN ANTONIO - Dec. 9, 2004 â-esults of an ogoing study show that a new class of drug called aromatase inhibitors can cut the rate of breast cancer recurrence by 76 percent in certain older women.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- While calcium supplements have been touted to prevent broken bones in adults, providing them to children may not help prevent fractures as they age, Australian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ultralow-dose  of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the  rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up  of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an  increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.