US FDA: Pfizer&#39;s Contraceptive Can Weaken Bones
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The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) 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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A new study published in the journal Endocrinology reveals that giving Prozac to children may result in a loss of bone mass. The study was conducted on mice and showed an average 9.4% less bone formation in
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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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Low doses of pamidronate  increase bone mineral density (BMD) in children with spastic  cerebral palsy with severe movement impairment, according to  results of a preliminary study reported in Developmental  Medicine and Child Neurology.
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Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that about contraceptive Depo-Provera that could affect sales by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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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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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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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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Dec. 17, 2004 -- Recent research suggesting that birth control pills slightly lower women&#39;s risk of heart disease was flawed, says the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major Wayne State University studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer -- results contrary to many previous findings.
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10/18/2004 - Americans were warned last week that unless they up their consumption of calcium and vitamin D, the number of people suffering from osteoporosis and low bone mass is likely to jump, and advised that supplements could be the answer.
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Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
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Injectable contraceptive causes bone loss during long-term use; FDA defends actions in House, Senate testimony. A black-box warning about bone density loss during long-term use of Depo-Provera Contraceptive
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Nov. 18, 2004 -- The FDA is adding a &quot;black box&quot; warning to Depo-Provera stating that prolonged use of the injectable contraceptive may result in the loss of bone density.
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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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WOMEN on the birth control pill have surprisingly lower risks of heart disease, strokes and cancer, according to the largest women&#39;s health study ever done.