A study published in April 2017 in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research provides reassuring information about the short-term and long-term safety of denosumab, a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. A release from the publisher explains that the study showed that adverse events that had been noted in a pivotal clinical… Continue reading Osteoporosis Drug Found Safe in Long-Term Trial
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Existing Drug Could Help Women with Breast-Cancer Gene
Australian researchers have discovered that an existing medication could have promise in preventing breast cancer in women carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene. People who carry that gene are at high risk of developing aggressive breast cancer. Currently many women with a gene mutation choose surgical removal of their breast tissue and ovaries to reduce their… Continue reading Existing Drug Could Help Women with Breast-Cancer Gene