Bones News

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Bone-morphogenic protein (BMP) is being increasingly used in the US to stimulate the creation of new bone during spinal fusion surgery, despite higher costs and complication rates...

Thursday, June 11, 2009 RA Bone Changes May Offer New Treatment Target
Osteoporosis and erosions appear loosely linked in some RA patients...

Friday, June 05, 2009 FDA OKs 2-Year Reclast for Osteoporosis
Reclast (zoledronic acid) injection has been approved as the first therapy to prevent osteoporosis for 2 years with a single dose...

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 DHEA Intensifies Calcium, Vitamin D Effect on BMD
Adding DHEA to calcium and vitamin D significantly increases spine BMD in older women (but not in men) and might be a good thing, provided the women don't have family cancer risk and don't need to pass any sports doping tests...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years
Cement-less components for total hip replacements can last twice as long as previous versions, allowing younger patients to qualify as candidates for hip replacements...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Persistent Sore Ankle Might Be Damaged Tendon
Physicians should consider peroneal tendon injury in patients with refractory lateral ankle pain...

Monday, April 20, 2009 Forteo May Help Mend Non-Healing Fractures
Subcutaneous daily injections of parathyroid hormone (teriparatide, Forteo, Eli Lilly and Co) may help heal painful non-union or delayed union fractures by stimulating bone stem cells...

Thursday, April 16, 2009 Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss
A yearly injection of Reclast was found to be more effective at preventing and/or reversing bone loss for patients with asthma or RA than daily bisphosphonate pills…

Friday, March 27, 2009 Fablyn^® OK'ed in EU for Osteoporosis, Still on Hold in US
Pfizer-Ligand's Fablyn^® (lasofoxifene) has been approved by European regulators, just months after failing to win FDA approval in the US...

Monday, March 23, 2009 More Americans Need Vitamin D to Prevent Fractures
Daily vitamin D supplements of >400 IU/day can cut fracture risk by 19-20%, but more Americans are becoming vitamin D-deficient...