What Doctors Don't Tell YouIt is estimated that over 25 million people in the United States are affected by osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones. The condition increases the risk of bone fracture, especially in the elderl ...
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A new type of X-ray scan already being widely used to test for osteoporosis is proving to be very unreliable, doctors in London and Cambridge have discovered. ...
The injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera may cause a loss of bone density. America’s drugs regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has added a new ‘black-box’ warning to the drug, highlighting the problems with its prolonged use.
One of HRT's big selling points its supposed ability to prevent osteoporosis, and so reduce the likelihood of fractures has been seriously undermined by recent American research. This study (see ...
A natural progesterone cream supposed to reverse postmenopausal osteoporosis is ineffective because it is not properly absorbed into the system. ...
Didronel PMO a combination of the drug etidronate and calcium is licensed specifically for the treatment of established vertebral osteoporosis, or serious bone thinning of the spine.
