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Perhaps you want to know about other ways to strengthen your bones before going on bisphosphonates. Or maybe you already take these medications, but you want to see what else you can do to ensure that your bones are as strong ... -
Just this week ABC's Dr. Richard Besser reported that Fosamax, one of a class of bisphosphonates used to treat osteoporosis that is supposed to make bones stronger, may actually weaken them after long-term use. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today ... -
where he played a key role in the regulatory strategy that led to approval of Plavix and directed early clinical efforts for the bisphosphonate Skelid®. ... -
Jul 2, 2008
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada -
Aclasta(*) offers a convenient, safe and effective alternative to oral bisphosphonates that are taken daily or weekly. "The CDR's recommendation on ... -
Jul 3, 2008
Bloomberg -
By Lisa Rapaport July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc.'s experimental osteoporosis drug may become the top remedy for the bone- thinning disorder, gaining about half of an $8 billion annual market and reviving shares. ... -
Jul 2, 2008
RTT News, NY -
(RTTNews) - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., a division of Novartis AG (NVS: News, Chart, Quote ), said that the Common Drug Review, Canada's national ... -
Jul 2, 2008
RTT News, NY -
(RTTNews) - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., a division of Basel, Switzerland-based healthcare solutions provider Novartis AG (NVS: News, Chart, ... -
Jul 2, 2008
New Scientist (subscription), UK -
Statins, which are used to reduce cholesterol, and bisphosphonates, which curb osteoporosis, are known to reduce farnesyl levels, so Carlos López-Otín of ... -
May 31, 2008
Washington Post, United States -
SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy may reduce fertility in breast cancer survivors, according to a study led by researchers at Boston's ...
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May 31, 2008
ABC News -
By AUDREY GRAYSON Some early-stage breast cancer patients may soon have an alternative to chemotherapy. A major study, released today, found that a drug commonly known to treat brittle bones also showed promise in dealing with early-stage breast cancer and could change the ... -
May 31, 2008
U.S. News & World Report, DC -
By Amanda Gardner SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat osteoporosis lowered the risk of breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with early breast cancer. Related News Video: Health News ... -
May 31, 2008
Bloomberg -
By Michelle Fay Cortez and Eva von Schaper May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Novartis AG's bone-strengthening drug Zometa unexpectedly cut the risk that breast tumors would return in a study of young women getting the therapy, which protects bones from the ravages of cancer. ... -
May 31, 2008
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CHICAGO (AFP) — A treatment combining Avastin, which stems the blood supply to tumors, with cell division blocker Taxotere slows the progression of advanced breast cancer, said an international clinical study presented Saturday. In earlier studies, Avastin (a trade name for the ... -
May 31, 2008
Wall Street Journal -
By JACOB GOLDSTEIN Zometa, a Novartis AG bone drug, significantly reduces the risk that breast cancer will return in certain patients, researchers said. The drug is approved to help cancer patients maintain bone strength, but this is the first large study to ... -
May 31, 2008
BBC News, UK -
By Jane Elliott When Hilary Blackburn was diagnosed with breast cancer, she feared she would never have the children she longed for. She learnt of her illness aged 32, just months before her wedding, and was determined not ... -
May 31, 2008
New York Times, United States -
By ANDREW POLLACK CHICAGO — The drug Erbitux lengthened the survival of patients with advanced lung cancer by about five weeks, researchers are reporting ... -
Jun 1, 2008
AFP -
CHICAGO (AFP) — New drug cocktails have shown promise in the fight against breast cancer, a diseases that annually kills more than half an million of women around the world, two new studies show. The research was unveiled at an annual meeting here of the ... -
Jun 1, 2008
USA Today -
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY A bone-building drug also may help certain women with early breast cancer, a study shows. Breast cancer patients who took the drug Zometa, in addition to hormonal therapy, were 35% less likely to relapse than those given placebos, according to a ... -
Jun 2, 2008
MarketWatch -
By Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- While drug stocks trended downward overall Monday afternoon, several well-known cancer-drug developers saw their shares rally on positive drug data delivered at the annual meeting in Chicago of the American ...
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