Among South-East Asian adults, bisphosphonate use in is not associated with differences in clinical outcomes or mortality after an atypical femur fracture, according to study data published in Bone.

Long-term treatment with a bisphosphonate degrades fracture-resistance–toughening mechanisms that contribute to healthy bone, setting the stage for the rare but catastrophic risk of patients ...

Simon et al reviewed the skeletal consequences of discontinuing HT and the specific treatment options for these women. [12] This analysis included 11 RCTs that reported data on BMD changes during and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From February to August 2017, researchers recruited 52 participants from The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne ...

Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs that reduce the rate of bone turnover. Osteochemonecrosis is a drug-induced condition in which part of the jawbone dies and cannot regenerate due to lack of blood ...

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Osteoporosis is underrecognized and undertreated despite the availability of effective therapies that reduce fracture risks. Bisphosphonates are currently the most widely prescribed pharmacologic ...

Since 2007, there have been several reports suggesting a potential association between the use of bisphosphonates and the occurrence of subtrochanteric or so-called atypical femoral fracture. 1–4 ...

(HealthDay News) — Bisphosphonate use, especially over a long duration, is associated with increased risk of atypical femoral fracture, according to a study published in the September 4 issue of the ...

Bisphosphonates, long used to strengthen bones, may prevent recurrence of early-stage breast cancer in postmenopausal women. In a way, developing low bone-mineral density may have been a lucky break ...

Development of an Actionable Framework to Address Cancer Care Disparities in Medically Underserved Populations in the United States: Expert Roundtable Recommendations We conducted a retrospective ...