Osteoporosis NewsNews on Osteoporosis continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Kmart, Schnucks Expand Generic Rx Discounts- July 5, 2008 Kmart says it is expanding its generic prescription drug program to include more than 500 common medications from about 300 and cutting prices for some products.http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/kmart-schnucks-expand-generic-rx-discount... Keeping your bones alive and well- July 4, 2008 IN THE PAST 20 years, Americans have been gulping down milk and calcium pills like never before, yet the rate of osteoporosis, a disabling bone disease, has been rising.http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/keeping-your-bones-alive-and-well?fromrss... Common Drug Review refuses to recommend public access of unique once-yearly osteoporosis treatment- July 3, 2008 DORVAL, QC, July 2 CNW Telbec - A recent decision by the Common Drug Review marks a major setback in terms of access to a new and effective treatment for osteoporosis, a debilitating and potentially deadly ...http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/common-drug-review-refuses-to-recommend-p... Supercomputer Helps Osteoporosis Diagnoses- July 2, 2008 Using an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the IBM Zurich Research Lab said they demonstrated, within a few minutes, the most extensive simulations of ...http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/supercomputer-helps-osteoporosis-diagnose... Can long-term use of Fosomax hinder bone healing- July 1, 2008 There is new evidence linking risk for one kind of fracture with long-term use of bisphosphonates -- drugs like Fosamax that are prescribed to treat osteoporosis in older persons by increasing bone density in ...http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/can-long-term-use-of-fosomax-hinder-bone-... Strong Body, Strong Bones - Six Steps to Prevent Osteoporosis- July 1, 2008 Did you know that osteoporosis affects men as well as women While nearly 8 million women in the United States are currently diagnosed with osteoporosis, an additional 2 million men suffer from the disease as ...http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/07/strong-body-strong-bones-six-steps-to-pre... Amgen osteoporosis drug could face scrutiny- July 1, 2008 Amgen's experimental osteoporosis drug denosumab, potentially a competitor to Eli Lilly and Co.'s Forteo, could have difficulty gaining Food and Drug Administration approval in its initial try, due to a higher ...http://www.topix.net/health/osteoporosis/2008/06/amgen-osteoporosis-drug-could-face-scruti... |