Archive for the ‘Bones / Orthopedics’ Category

Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Fracture Risk In Older Women

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

According to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post-menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women are former or cu…

Oral Calcitonin Tablet Is Safe And Effective For Osteoporosis: Phase III Data Presented At 2011 ASBMR Show

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Tarsa Therapeutics has presented positive safety and efficacy data from its Phase III ORACAL trial of OSTORA™, the company’s oral recombinant salmon calcitonin tablet in development for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis…

Bisphosphonates – New Labeling Data On Long-term Usage Recommended By FDA Advisory Panel

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Bisphosphonates, medications for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and other bone conditions, should have additional data on their labels on treatment duration, an FDA Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs and the Drug Safety and …

Risk Of Fractures In Later Life Not Reduced By High Daily Calcium Intake

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

If you are already taking moderate amounts of calcium, increasing it will not lower your risk of osteoporosis or fractures when you are older, researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). As we get older …

Bisphosphonates Worth Taking Despite Tiny Thigh Fracture Risk

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Although bisphosphonates are linked to a tiny risk of a rare type of thigh fracture, their benefits are still far greater than their dangers for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, Swedish researchers wrote in the NEJM (New England Journal of…

Unigene Completes Patient Enrollment Of Oral PTH Phase 2 Study For The Treatment Of Osteoporosis In Postmenopausal Women

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that the Company has completed patient enrollment of its Phase 2 study with an experimental oral parath…

Unigene Completes Patient Enrollment Of Oral PTH Phase 2 Study For The Treatment Of Osteoporosis In Postmenopausal Women

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that the Company has completed patient enrollment of its Phase 2 study with an experimental oral parath…

UCB And Amgen Announce Positive Phase 2 Results Of CDP7851/AMG785 In Patients With Post Menopausal Osteoporosis (PMO)

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced today positive top-line results from their Phase 2 clinical study comparing sclerostin-antibody CDP7851/AMG785 to placebo in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD) for t…

UCB And Amgen Announce Positive Phase 2 Results Of CDP7851/AMG785 In Patients With Post Menopausal Osteoporosis (PMO)

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced today positive top-line results from their Phase 2 clinical study comparing sclerostin-antibody CDP7851/AMG785 to placebo in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD) for t…

Gene Combinations Are Found To Be Related To Hip Osteoporosis In Postmenopausal Women

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Women with osteoporosis in their hip suffer menopause two years earlier than healthy women, a study conducted at the University of Granada says. Additionally, although further study is required, researchers have found at least three genetic markers as…

Gene Combinations Are Found To Be Related To Hip Osteoporosis In Postmenopausal Women

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Women with osteoporosis in their hip suffer menopause two years earlier than healthy women, a study conducted at the University of Granada says. Additionally, although further study is required, researchers have found at least three genetic markers as…

Being Obese And Postmenopausal Increases Risk For Fractures

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Although less likely to suffer a hip or wrist fracture, obese women suffer from fragility fractures at other sites, partly due to poor mobility and increased risk of falls Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent …

Being Obese And Postmenopausal Increases Risk For Fractures

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Although less likely to suffer a hip or wrist fracture, obese women suffer from fragility fractures at other sites, partly due to poor mobility and increased risk of falls Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent …

Unigene’s Oral Peptide Drug Delivery Technology Validated With Positive Top-Line Phase 3 Results From Tarsa’s ORACAL Trial Of Oral Calcitonin

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that the statistically significant top-line results released by its licensee, Tarsa Therapeutics, valid…

Unigene’s Oral Peptide Drug Delivery Technology Validated With Positive Top-Line Phase 3 Results From Tarsa’s ORACAL Trial Of Oral Calcitonin

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that the statistically significant top-line results released by its licensee, Tarsa Therapeutics, valid…


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