NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women who took a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women not using the bone-strengthening pills ...

Taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis can be like rain on your wedding day. Although bisphosphonate drugs are great at battling osteoporosis, they can also cause the rare, but serious condition of ...

A new international study published in Osteoporosis International and led by Monash's Center for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) has investigated the risks of a second hip fracture, subsequent ...

Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs seems to change bones in a way that could lead to unusual leg fractures, according to two reports presented earlier this month at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons.

Manufacturers of bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax and Zometa should make changes to their product labeling to reduce the risk of bone fractures, two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

LONDON (Reuters) - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or ...

LOS ANGELES - With the launch of the first prescription osteoporosis medication 15 years ago, millions of Americans with the bone-thinning disease began taking the drugs and never looked back. But now ...

There is conflicting evidence regarding bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in osteoporosis patients. However, bisphosphonates are used in much higher doses in treatment of bone ...

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The risk of atypical femur fractures increases with prolonged use of bisphosphonates, drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis, according to a new study. The research, conducted by scientists at the ...

Osteoporosis has long been recognized as a disease affecting postmenopausal women but it has become increasingly clear that men are affected by low bone density and suffer the consequences of ...