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Things We Need to Know About Osteoporosis

Posted by Ronald K. Redman on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, In : Fosamax Lawsuit 
Osteoporosis is a critical bone illness that has already impacted more than 10 million Americans – and maybe 34 million more in the near future, U.S. health authorities say. This has been considered a big problem that thousands of medical research are being made about it every year. Recently, Arizona researchers discovered a new connection between osteoporosis and vitamin D.

The risk factors for osteoporosis are divided into two categories: modifiable and non-modifiable. Modifiable f...
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Detecting Osteoporosis

Posted by Ronald K. Redman on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, In : Fosamax Lawsuit 
When all the risk factors are duly considered, no one is safe from osteoporosis, medical experts say. As of the latest count, more than 10 million Americans, both men and women, have already been identified to have acquired this brittle bone disease with 34 million more at high risk. So that health plans will be initiated sooner, detecting the disease before it develops further is crucial. As a result, it was discovered that osteoporosis can be prevented through protein-rich diet.

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Is Coffee Really Good For You?

Posted by Ronald K. Redman on Friday, December 16, 2011, In : Fosamax Lawsuit 
Coffee is a daily staple to many people’s lives. Often they need it to function better in their day-to-day activities. A recent study shows how coffee reduces the effectiveness of drugs like Fosamax. This should be helpful in deciding whether we still want to drink coffee. Meanwhile, here are other bad effects of coffee:

Addictive

The main ingredient of coffee is caffeine, which is known to have properties that can be addicting or habit-forming. Like how drugs can be addicting is how also...

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Fosamax and Its Side Effects

Posted by Ronald K. Redman on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, In : Fosamax Lawsuit 
Fosamax is a very popular drug with around 37 million written prescriptions in just one year. But positive impressions are now changing as its adverse impacts have been reported. Femur fractures and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) are just a few of the side effects being talked about. Now, women using Fosamax are advised to undergo a regular femur scan.

Fosamax is generically known as alendronate sodium. This drug belongs to the group of medicines called biphosphonates that has a special...
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The Effects of Fosamax

Posted by Ronald K. Redman on Thursday, November 24, 2011, In : Fosamax Lawsuit 
Femur fractures may happen anytime. There can be many reasons why this bone condition happens but even mundane activities can be enough of a reason like athletic jumping on a rope with your neighborhood children. This condition has started many researches and the use of biphosphonate drugs like Fosamax were found out to result in femur fractures. Fosamax and another biphosphonate are now being tested on space stations.

Fosamax belongs to a class of drugs called biphosphonates, which are...
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