Calcium and vitamin D improve bone density in patients taking antiepileptic drugs
(Wiley) A recent prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial reports that calcium and vitamin D supplementation improves bone density in a group of male veterans with epilepsy who were treated chronically with antiepileptic drugs. The results published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy, suggest that risedronate, a bisphosphonate, may help to prevent new vertebral fractures when taken with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Big Pharma’s plan to poison your bones
Would you use a drug that poisons a part of your body? That’s what the medical community is doing to your bones when you take bone drugs. Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Reclast, Zometa, Didronel, Aredia, Skelid… they’re all the same. Taking them is like feeding poison to the cells your body uses to remodel bone. Why [...]Related Posts:This mineral mends your DNABetter Than Aspirin (Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies)
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 28, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Heart Health Nutrition supplements vitamins Source Type: news
Risedronate for Bone Loss With Breast-Cancer TreatmentRisedronate for Bone Loss With Breast-Cancer Treatment
The oral bisphosphonate shows efficacy in preventing bone loss related to aromatase-inhibitor treatment for breast cancer. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Rebuilding old bones
Boniva, Fosamax, Actonel, and those other drugs for thinning bones have become really big business for big pharma. Now it appears that whole system has provided more profit for the drug companies than benefit for the patients. A German research team recently dug a little deeper with a disturbing discovery. The first thing researchers saw [...]Related Posts:Biological Age Genius“Dr. Sears, What Should I Take?” (Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies)
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 11, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition Source Type: news
Oral Risedronate in Children With Mild Osteogenesis ImperfectaOral Risedronate in Children With Mild Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Children with mild osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) may benefit from treatment with oral risedronate, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Spontaneous Femoral Fracture Secondary to Risedronate UseSpontaneous Femoral Fracture Secondary to Risedronate Use
Was long-term bisphosphonate use a precipitating factor in this elderly woman's non-traumatic hip fracture? Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
