Researchers found a small but greater risk of a hip fracture after 2 years of taking a "drug holiday" — stopping therapy — after long-term (≥ 3-year) use of one bisphosphonate, risedronate, versus ...

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 ...

(Corrects to show Actonel is owned by Warner Chilcott, 4th paragraph) * FDA says no thigh fracture risk with bisphosphonates * Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax treat osteoporosis * FDA statement ...

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 ...

Bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. To avoid possible side effects of long-term therapy, many patients take a drug holiday after several years of ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) seemed to neutralize the protective benefit of a certain bisphosphonate, according to a post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Among over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re one of the 8 million American women with osteoporosis, your doctor has probably talked to you about treatment options to ...

Bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures. To avoid possible side effects of long-term therapy, many patients take a drug holiday after several years of ...

An experimental drug has successfully reduced hip and spine fractures in the two largest patient populations at risk for osteoporosis — postmenopausal women and men being treated for prostate cancer — ...

A large cohort study has revealed a common osteoporosis drug significantly decreases premature mortality risk, likely related to a reduction in bone loss. Two studies led by the Garvan Institute of ...

Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax and Actonel, taken for osteoporosis, were associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia. By Nicholas Bakalar Osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel may have an ...