New Ways of Preventing Bone Fractures Due to Drug-Induced Osteoporosis
October 25, 2008
October 25, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 -- The American College of Rheumatology issued the following news release:
Patients taking glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone) sometimes suffer from a common side effect of the treatment: osteoporosis. Now, though, these patients may have a new option to prevent bone loss and fractures, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Osteoporosis is a silent di . . .
Patients taking glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone) sometimes suffer from a common side effect of the treatment: osteoporosis. Now, though, these patients may have a new option to prevent bone loss and fractures, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Osteoporosis is a silent di . . .