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The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents clients with claims of harm resulting from use of the drug Fosamax, is concerned that many with osteoporosis might not know it and therefore might not be getting necessary treatment timely, but maintains that those who are diagnosed with the condition should discuss with their physicians in detail the possible serious adverse side effects of bisphosphonate drugs. New York, NY (PRWEB) November 07, 2011 According to an October 31, 2011, New York...

LADERA RANCH, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Biologics, (www.advancedbiologics.com) announced today that they will be launching the newest product within the OsteoAMP(® )platform during the North American Spine Society (NASS) annual meeting this week in Chicago, IL. OsteoAMP Structural is the first load-bearing, mineralized, osteoconductive allograft spacer that demonstrates osteoinductive properties in-vivo. Initial product offerings will include both parallel and...

A team of researchers, led by a Texas A&M archaeologist, has used a bone point fragment from an ancient mastodon rib to confirm that hunters roamed North America at least 800 years earlier than previously thought, the university said in a Thursday press release. By studying the tip of that fragment, which was found in a mastodon rib from a Washington-based archeological dig, Michael Waters, director of the Center for the Study of the First Americans in the Department of Anthropology at...

Adaptation to upright walking leaves humans susceptible, Case Western Reserve University study shows Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say. Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell of bone. The design works well until men and women age and suffer bone loss, leaving them...

NYON, Switzerland, October 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This World Osteoporosis Day (October 20) the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and its 200 member patient and medical societies are calling on the public and health professionals around the world to take action for bone health and osteoporosis prevention. The global campaign, launched in more than six languages, urges people of all ages to take three essential steps to set a strong foundation for healthy bones and...

Because women are four times more likely than men to get osteoporosis, it’s often considered “a woman’s disease,” but men can get osteoporosis. Two million American men have osteoporosis with another 12 million at risk. Despite the large numbers of affected men, osteoporosis remains under-diagnosed and under-reported. Known as “the silent disease,” osteoporosis is generally painless, but it causes bones to become fragile and more likely to break....

NYON, Switzerland, October 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For this year's World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/iof/52143 Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, director Centre on Aging and Mobility at the University of Zurich/Waid...

Swanson Health Products recently introduced Swanson Ultra KoACT® to support bone strength and flexibility. KoACT unites calcium and collagen through a chelate bond, making the formula stronger than either calcium or collagen alone. Fargo, ND (PRWEB) October 12, 2011 For women, there are two stages of life when it is very important to support bone health: one is in adolescence when bone mass growth is at its peak and the other is in the postmenopausal stage of life. There are two...

Researchers identify a new gene that could help identify individuals predisposed to developing the disease Researchers at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), directed by Dr. Jean Vacher, identified a new gene that modulates bone mass and that could become a risk factor for developing osteoporosis. This scientific breakthrough will be published tomorrow in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Osteoporosis is a "silent" genetic disease characterized by low bone...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you're like most American women, you speak with your mother or daughter at least once a week on topics ranging from relationships to fashion to health. In fact, a new survey by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) reveals that 80 percent of mothers and daughters regularly speak about family health history, but fail to talk about serious hereditary diseases, like osteoporosis. Ninety-four percent of mothers and daughters say...