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February 27, 2011 5 Symptoms of a Broken Bone Filed under Broken Bones | Comments (640) Broken Skin and Protruding Bone A bone protruding from the skin can occur in severe breaks and is an emergency situation. The protruding bone is not only extremely painful but may be at risk for infection if not treated properly. Swelling The area around a broken bone will usually swell Continue reading ... August 27, 2007 Seven Texas Residents Sue Merck Over Fosamax Filed under Fosamax | Comments (8) Seven southeast Texas residents who developed osteonecrosis of the jaw after taking osteoporosis drug Fosamax are suing Merck. In their suit, the plaintiffs allege Fosamax is "defective, dangerous to human health, unfit and unsuitable to be marketed and sold in commerce and lacked the proper warnings as to the dangers Continue reading ... June 19, 2007 Active Men Have Fewer Fragility Fractures Filed under Fracture Risk | Comments (3) Active men who participate in at least three hours of sports per week have fewer fragility fractures than those who are inactive, according to a new Swedish study. This finding "is fully concordant with a similar analysis in women," noted Harri Sievänen, Ph.D., and Pekka Kannus, M.D., Ph.D., both of Continue reading ... April 11, 2007 Man Gets Hip Replacement on 98th Birthday Filed under Hip Fracture | Comments (1) I really love this story. It just goes to show what a love for life and a positive attitude can do for one's health. James Krabbe spent his 98th birthday getting a hip replacement after shattering the ball in his hip joint two days earlier. Amazingly, it was the first Continue reading ... February 16, 2007 R.J.'s Scoliosis Story Filed under Scoliosis | Comments (7) By: R.J. Age: 14 I was 11 when we found out that I had scoliosis. It was during a scoliosis check that they found it. It was just a small curvature but it was significant enough to where they had me go see a specialist. A year later it had Continue reading ... February 12, 2007 Achy knuckles / numbness in hands Filed under First-Person Stories , Fosamax | Comments (2) By: Ms. Cannon I am so thankful for this site. My GYN (dr.) has been urging me to try Fosamax for a few years. I resisted because in general I prefer the more "natural" route. After first dose, I woke up at night because when I opened and closed my Continue reading ... February 4, 2007 Merck Puts Aside $48 Million to Battle Fosamax Lawsuits Filed under Fosamax | Comments (1) Merck says it has put aside $48 million in defense funds to battle Fosamax lawsuits that will begin going to trial in 2008. Continue reading ... January 29, 2007 Help, My Bones Hate Me!!! Filed under First-Person Stories | Comments (4) I went off Fosamax because I was eligible for M'Care part D. Well, that meant no more free drugs from the pharmaceutical companies. I went into my "donut hole" in October. So, I have had to cut back on a lot of my meds. I will probably go into my Continue reading ... January 26, 2007 New Data on Osteoporosis Risk in Older Men Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (1) Older men who have had one fracture have a much higher risk of a second fracture, putting their fracture risk on par with the risk older women face, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Continue reading ... January 23, 2007 Antidepressants Increase Fragility Fracture Risk Filed under Fracture Risk | Comments (9) A study done by researchers at McGill University has shown that daily use of the antidepressants Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, and Lexapro increase risk of fragility fractures by 2.1 percent. Continue reading ... January 13, 2007 Osteoporosis Warning Signs Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (3) Here is a list of risk factors for osteoporosis from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the National Osteoporosis Foundation: Bone breaks Family history Low dietary calcium and vitamin D Excessive smoking or drinking alcohol Low body weight A chronic medical problem Persistent back pain Short height Click on Continue reading ... January 4, 2007 Your Dentist Could Detect Osteoporosis Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (50) Researchers in England have discovered a way to tell their patients if they are suffering from osteoporosis. The new test is cheap, simple, and every dentist can do it. The researchers developed a revolutionary, software-based approach to detecting osteoporosis during routine dental X-rays by automatically measuring the thickness of part Continue reading ... December 20, 2006 Dentists Concerned About Jaw Necrosis Filed under Bisphosphonates | Comments (64) Dentists in Indiana are concerned about seeing more cases of jaw necrosis (decaying jaw bone) linked to the use of bisphosphonates. Apparently you don't have to have a dental procedure for it to occur. Some cases of ONJ have appeared after someone using bisphosphonates has had a tooth pulled or Continue reading ... October 26, 2006 Osteoporosis Drug Warning Filed under Bisphosphonates | Comments (45) A Wisconson CBS station has done a piece warning about osteoporosis drugs. It features a woman with multiple myeloma who developed a jaw infection while taking an osteoporosis drug. They don't name specific drugs in the piece. The video is in the upper right corner of the page. WFRW.com Continue reading ... October 13, 2006 Can Prozac Prevent Bone Loss and Osteoporosis? Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (296) A surprising new study has found that the antidepressant Prozac increases bone mass in some mice. "Treating animals for six weeks with Prozac resulted in an increase in trabecular bone mass," said study lead author Ricardo Battaglino, assistant member of the staff in the department of cytokine biology at the Continue reading ... October 6, 2006 Cola Habit May Lead to Osteoporosis Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (92) Researchers have found that drinking too much cola - both diet and regular - may reduce bone density and contribute to osteoporosis in women. Interestingly, drinking cola seemed to have no effect on men's bone density. Women who drank cola every week had a bone density that was 5% lower Continue reading ... September 26, 2006 Osteoporosis Fracture Risk Formula Filed under Osteoporosis | Comments (17) Australian researchers have developed a formula for predicting fracture risk in women with osteoporosis. One surprising thing they found that fracture risk increased with body weight, contradicting previous studies that indicated lower body weight put women at higher risk for fractures. The score successfully predicted 75% of fractures that occurred Continue reading ... September 19, 2006 Bisphosphonates and Skeletal Microdamage Filed under Bisphosphonates | Comments (14) Something your doctor probably doesn't mention when prescribing bisphosphonates such as Fosamax and Boniva is the skeletal microdamage that can occur in your bones during treatment. Skeletal microdamage is microcracks in the bone. Because of this, many researchers have wondered about the longterm safety of bisphosphonate therapy. A new study Continue reading ... September 17, 2006 Reclast - the Once a Year Bisphosphonate Filed under Bisphosphonates | Comments (147) Reclast, the latest osteoporosis drug that may be coming to market in 2007 will be a once-a-year treatment. Basically, you are given a massive "infusion" in one sitting. These drug companies keep trying to one-up each other. Boniva is trying to one-up Fosamax by putting out a once-a-month pill and Continue reading ... August 21, 2006 The Fosamax Debate Goes On Filed under Fosamax | Comments (258) Evelyn Pringle has written a great piece on the side effects of Fosamax and the debate over what to do about it. Merck's second-best selling drug, Fosamax, has been linked to jaw bone death, a condition that can involve severe pain, infection, loose teeth, exposed bone, loss of function and Continue reading ... August 15, 2006 VEPTR Instead of Fusion for Congenital Sco...