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FDA official: Bone drugs pose small cancer risk - Newsday
January 2, 2009, 11:50 pm

The family of bone-strengthening drugs called bisphosphonates - best known by the brand names Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva - pose a small risk of causing esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official reported. Diane K. Wysowski of FDA's ...

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Cancer risk tied to drugs taken for bone health - Seattle Times
January 3, 2009, 12:05 am

The family of bone-strengthening drugs called bisphosphonates ? best known by the brand names Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva ? pose a small risk of causing esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official reported Thursday in a ...

Health Organizations - Chicago Tribune
January 3, 2009, 1:55 pm

First, it took the animals. Goats fell silent and refused to stand up. Chickens died in handfuls, then en masse. Street dogs disappeared. Then it took the children. Toddlers stopped talking and their legs gave out. Women birthed stillborns. Infants ...

Health Treatments - Chicago Tribune
January 3, 2009, 3:11 am

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Peyton Manning considers 2008 the most challenging season in his 11-year career. It also proved to be the most rewarding. The Colts quarterback overcame two knee surgeries, uncertainty and an uncharacteristically sluggish start ...

Osteoporosis drugs may lead to cancer - Times of India
January 1, 2009, 11:49 am

BOSTON: Merck?s popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax and other similar drugs may carry a risk for esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official said on Wednesday. Diane Wysowski of the FDA?s division of drug risk asessment said ...

Bone Drugs Tied to Esophageal Cancer - NewsMax.com
January 2, 2009, 6:32 am

Merck's popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax and other similar drugs may carry a risk for esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official said on Wednesday. Diane Wysowski of the FDA's division of drug risk asessment said researchers should ...

Cancer risk is linked to bone strengtheners - Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 1, 2009, 3:59 pm

The family of bone-strengthening drugs called bisphosphonates -- best known by the brand names Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva -- pose a small risk of causing esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official reported Thursday in a letter to the ...

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January 1, 2009, 5:29 am

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January 1, 2009, 2:52 am

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Mon Mar 10

• Risedronate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Risedronate sodium (Actonel®) is a bisphosphonate used to strengthen bone, treat or prevent osteoporosis, and treat Paget's disease of bone. It is produced and marketed by Procter & Gamble and Sanofi-Aventis .
• Risedronate - Yahoo! Health: What is risedronate? Risedronate is in a group of medicines called... cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Risedronate slows bone loss while increasing bone mass, which...
• Actonel Consumer Information: What is Actonel used for? Actonel is used to treat Paget?s disease of the bone. Actonel is also used to prevent and treat: * postmenopausal osteoporosis * glucocorticoid -induced osteoporosis in men and women
• Actonel®: Actonel Basics: Actonel is a brand name of a drug called risedronate. It is in a class of drugs known as bone resorption inhibitors. What is Actonel Used For: Actonel...
• MedlinePlus Drug Information: Risedronate: Risedronate is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become thin and weak...

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• Information for Healthcare Professionals: Bisphosphonate s: FDA ALERT [1/7/2008]: FDA is highlighting the possibility of severe and sometimes incapacitating bone, joint, and/or muscle (musculoskelet al) pain in patients taking bisphosphonate s. Although severe musculoskeleta l pain is included in the prescribing in

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