Depo-Provera Bone Loss Reversible
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MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The bone loss experienced by teenagers who use Depo-Provera for birth control appears to be reversible.
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TORONTO - The manufacturer of an injectable contraceptive is warning teenagers and young women that the drug could permanently weaken bones.
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As if there weren&#39;t enough reasons to reconsider hormone replacement therapy, a new study highlights yet another negative health effect of taking estrogen plus progestin to combat the symptoms of menopause.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Patients taking an investigational weight-loss drug called Contrave lost an average of more than 7 percent of their weight in the first 24 weeks of a phase III clinical trial, according to interim findings released this week by the company that developed the drug.
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There is a drug that can lower your risk of heart attack, diabetes, osteoporosis and mental decline by 30 percent to 60 percent, but doctors aren&#39;t prescribing it.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.'s  injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
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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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Hormone-suppressing drugs increasingly used to treat prostate cancer make men so prone to broken bones that the risks of the treatment may outweigh the benefits in those whose cancer was caught early, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - There appears to be no  substantial increase in hot flashes in postmenopausal women who  are treated with raloxifene, sold as Evista, for osteoporosis  treatment and prevention, according to a report in the American  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction &#151; the birth control pill &#151; is safe.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a strong new warning for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s injectable contraceptive, Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
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Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
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Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera have a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Drug company Pfizer is assuring patients there will be plenty of information about the possible side effects of a contraceptive. The injectable drug Depo-Provera has the potential to decrease women&#39;s bone mineral density, which may lead to osteoporosis.
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Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
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(12/02/04) Proctor &amp; Gamble&#39;s Intrinsa, a patch worn over the abdomen, delivers steady doses of testosterone to bring back a woman&#39;s libido to pre-menopausal levels.