Asthma Drugs and Osteoporosis: Benefits and Risks
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Benefits of Osteoporosis Drugs Outweigh Risks-AARP
aarp.org — “The benefits of taking Osteoporosis drugs outweighs the dangers that the drugs can cause” View full resource at aarp.org
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Benefits of Osteoporosis Drugs Outweigh Risks-AARP http://t.co/s5hI1jP
Osteoporosis drugs: Study of osteoporosis drugs says benefits outweigh risk of drug-induced breaks - latimes.com
latimes.com — “The study concludes that bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Atelvia and Reclast cause one broken femur for every 2,000 osteoporosis patients who use them for a year.” View full resource at latimes.com
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Benefits of osteoporosis drugs outweigh a risk, study says http://lat.ms/iyO1Hp
Osteoporosis drugs: Study of osteoporosis drugs says benefits outweigh risk of drug-induced breaks - latimes.com
latimes.com — “The study concludes that bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Atelvia and Reclast cause one broken femur for every 2,000 osteoporosis patients who use them for a year.” View full resource at latimes.com
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Fractures are rare, so benefits of #osteoporosis drugs outweigh a risk, study says: http://lat.ms/mtzFZL #bisphosphonates #Fosamax #Boniva
Causes of Osteoporosis Bone Loss: Asthma, Arthritis, Diabetes, Celiac Disease, Hyperthyroidism, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis
webmd.com — “Some fairly common medical conditions are among the causes of osteoporosis bone loss. Assess your risk, and find out what to do.” View full resource at webmd.com
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WebMD Health News Cutting Calories Doesn’t Trigger Bone Loss: Cutting back on calorie.. http://tinyurl.com/4fmj5g
Asthma drugs in pregnancy may raise risk - USATODAY.com
yourlife.usatoday.com — “Infants born to mothers who use inhaled glucocorticoids -- a class of steroids -- to treat asthma during pregnancy may be at risk for endocrine and metabolic disorders, a new study indicates.” View full resource at yourlife.usatoday.com
Most Recently Shared on December 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm By:
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Infants of mothers who use inhaled glucocorticoids be a risk for endocrine disorders, but benefit greater than risk. http://t.co/RjKrSH9r
Osteopenia Treatment -- Not Worth The Risk and Expense? - Osteoporosis
healthcentral.com — “Have you been diagnosed with osteopenia? If so, you may very well be taking drugs to head off what you believe is the inexorable slide into osteoporosis. Maybe...” View full resource at healthcentral.com
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Osteopenia: Are the benefits of treament worth the expense? http://bit.ly/k3Ep6w
The Benefits Of Osteoporosis Treatments Outweigh Possible Risk Of Rare Femoral Fractures
medicalnewstoday.com — “The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, acc” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Possible Risk Of Rare Femoral Fractures Outweigh The Benefits Of Osteoporosis Treatments The occurrence of an unusual.. http://bit.ly/aTvJSf
Teenagers use medicines frequently without receiving targeted information about risks and benefits
news-medical.net — “A large proportion of teenagers regularly and frequently take some form of medication without receiving targeted information about the risks and benefits, according to a review of current research, to be presented at the annual congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Asthma News: Teenagers use medicines frequently without receiving targeted information about risks and benefits:... http://t.co/cTZ2fae
Medical News: Osteoporosis Drugs Hike Femur Fracture Risk - in Endocrinology, Osteoporosis from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis increased the risk of femoral shaft fractures by nearly 50-fold in a large Swedish cohort study, but the absolute risk still remained very small, the investigat” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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Osteoporosis Drugs increase Atypical Femur Fracture Risk BUT risk very small, Benefits > Risks, from MedPage http://t.co/S2EYByN
Benefits of osteoporosis treatments outweigh possible risk of rare femoral fractures
physorg.com — “The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, according to a new study led by a team of UCSF epidemiologists.” View full resource at physorg.com
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Benefits of osteoporosis treatments outweigh possible risk o - Digg
digg.com — “The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, according to a new study led by a team of UCSF epidemiologists.” View full resource at digg.com
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FDA Panel Says Some Asthma Drugs Too Risky - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com — “An FDA panel said the risks of two asthma drugs outweighed the benefits of their usage by children and adults.” View full resource at online.wsj.com
Most Recently Shared on December 11, 2008 at 10:55 pm By:
Michael Blaiss, MD Doctor, Allergist, and Physician
Looks like asthma combination therapy (ICS+LABA) will be available for patients 12 yrs and older. http://tinyurl.com/59ld6p
Prenatal smoke tied to poorer asthma-drug response - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies have shown that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing asthma. Now new research suggests they may also get less benefit from the inhaled steroid medications used to prevent asthma attacks. (Source: Reuters: Health)” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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Prenatal smoke tied to poorer asthma-drug response: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies have shown that children w... http://bit.ly/aSxC1r
Study Finds Slight Risk of Rare Fractures From Bone Drugs - Osteoporosis Center - EverydayHealth.com
everydayhealth.com — “Bone-building drugs called bisphosphonates have been linked to rare fractures of the thigh bone, but Swedish researchers report that the risk is so small that most patients needn't worry.” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
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Do the risks of bone-growth drugs outweigh the benefits? http://ow.ly/4QHOd
Inhaled steroids may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
endocrineweb.com — “Patients who take inhaled steroids for conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new researcher from Jewish General Hospital researchers.Writing in the American Journal of Medicine, researchers said that these drugs are extremely effective at reducing t” View full resource at endocrineweb.com
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Inhaled steroids may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes http://ow.ly/19Ktah
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