The use of bisphosphonates is linked to a reduced risk for fragility fractures in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica on ...

Bisphosphonates are medications that used to treat bone loss and are the most common agent to be prescribed for osteoporosis. These drugs can also reduce fracture risk in cases of previous fracture.

Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by reduced bone mass and increased skeletal fragility, affects 10 million Americans; another 34 million are at risk for it. Bisphosphonates are widely prescribed ...

Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs seems to change bones in a way that could lead to unusual leg fractures, according to two reports presented at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Doctors have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an update to its guidance on primary osteoporosis, ACP recommended bisphosphonates as a first line of defense ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The reduced risks for osteoporotic and hip fractures with bisphosphonate therapy outweigh increased risk for ...

Long-term bisphosphonate therapy can change bones at the microscopic level to make them more susceptible to the rare catastrophic transverse breaks known as atypical femoral fractures (AFFs), ...

BROOKLYN, NY — Authors of a new analysis say the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should consider revisiting its investigation of the atrial-fibrillation (AF) risk with certain osteoporosis drugs ...

Bone tissue constitutes a fertile ‘soil’ for metastatic tumours, notably breast cancer. High concentrations of growth factors in bone matrix favour cancer cell proliferation and survival, and a ...

A number of recent case reports and series have identified a subgroup of atypical fractures of the femoral shaft associated with bisphosphonate use. A population-based study did not support this ...

CRPS has been known by many different names, and diagnostic criteria have evolved over time. As no gold-standard diagnostic test exists, CRPS is evaluated on the phenotypic clinical presentation ...

Bisphosphonates are prescription drugs that improve bone density. They’re used to treat several conditions associated with bone loss, including osteoporosis, and to reduce the risk of fractures.