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Osteporosis Drugs Cause Spontaneous Fractures by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 23 Sep 2008 4:36am Spontaneous Mid Femur Fractures on Bisphosphonates Dr. Odvina's 2005 report of spontaneous femur fractures in women on fosamax raises questions about the entire class of bisphosphonate drugs. This report by Odvina has been duplicated by Goh with his 2007 report in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery of subtrochanteric femur fractures with minimal Read on »

Toning Shoes Blamed for Causing Hip Fractures by Lindsey G. Posted Fri 18 Feb 2011 1:47am -ups while working. After five months she began to experience pain in both of her hips. It turns out that Ward was suffering from stress fractures. Ward and her lawyer, Ronald Johnson, are convinced that the fractures were caused by her regular use of toning shoes. It seems to be a fair assumption, considering Ward has normal bone density and no prior Read on »

FDA Says Osteoporosis Drugs Cause Femur Fractures by Jeffrey Dach MD by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 4:09am Says Osteoporosis Drugs Cause Femur Fractures by Jeffrey Dach MD The FDA issued a news release Oct 13, 2010 warning of "possible" risk of femur fractures caused by the osteoporosis drugs of the bisphosphonate family (fosamax, alendronate, boniva Read on »

Surgical Procedure Reduces Disability and Pain Caused by Spine Fractures in Cancer Patients by Cancer.gov Posted Mon 18 Oct 2010 9:00pm lists of cautioned and prohibited drugs is warranted,” they said. Surgical Procedure Reduces Disability and Pain Caused by Spine Fractures in Cancer Patients... trial presented October 9 at the ESMO meeting in Milan, Italy. Compression fractures of the spine, which occur when bones in the spine become brittle, are a significant cause Read on »

Stress Fracture Cause by Bridget B. Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 12:59am Since getting my stress fracture, I’ve done a lot of research on what causes them. To me the common answer of “too much too soon too fast” just didn’t sit... and poof! Stress fracture. Now this is is just me and my stress fracture (in my head I’m calling it Frac so we’re friends now). Too much too soon DOES cause some people’s fractures Read on »

Stress Fractures Caused by Weak Muscles and Over-Striding by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 18 Dec 2009 11:34am One of the most common injuries in runners is a stress fracture of the lower leg (tibia) because running fast causes the foot to hit the ground with tremendous force... that increase bone fracture risk. Strong muscles may help to prevent bones from breaking by absorbing more force from the foot hitting the ground during running. Most distance runners do Read on »

Osteoporosis drug patients report bone fractures caused by drugs by Niell A. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 02 Sep 2010 10:49pm Posted by Neill Abayon Reports of bone fractures are widespread among patients taking osteoporosis drugs, a New York Times analysis of askapateint.com concludes. "My mother was taking Fosamax from 1995 until 2005 for osteoporosis," one woman wrote in 2006. "She had severe esophageal ulcerations, nausea, jaw bone loss and vertigo from Read on »

Fractures a Costly Cause of High School Sports Injury by Medline Plus Posted Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:00am percent). Boys suffered the majority of fractures (83 percent), and contact between athletes was the cause of about half of all fractures, the investigators noted. The study also found that nearly 10 percent of fractures were caused by illegal play. "Illegal activities represent a preventable cause that should be targeted by prevention programs Read on »

Levi Leipheimer pulls of of Tour de France with broken wrist by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Jul 2009 10:03pm Team Astana has lost a star just before stage 13 of the Tour de France. Levi Leipheimer has pulled out of the Tour De France with a fractured wrist he sustained in a crash at the end of stage 12. " About to have surgery, they' re putting a screw in the Scaphoid, transverse fracture. They' re taking very good care of me here in France," Leipheimer just Read on »

Fracture Risk and Acid Blocking Medications: What Should You Do? by Dr. Matthew M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 26 May 2010 5:56am that people with fractures were more likely to take PPI's than people without fractures, this doesn't mean that PPI's cause fractures. Maybe the folks who took PPI's had stomach... Yesterday, the FDA released a Drug Safety Communication warning about a possible risk of increased fractures with acid blocking medications called proton pump inhibitors Read on »