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Fosamax and Tooth Extraction96

Fosamax and Tooth Extraction

If you've been taking a drug for osteoporosis and need to have a tooth extracted, there are things you need to be aware of. It's not a simple procedure.

13 comments    dental implants osteoporosis ctx
Effective Holistic Treatment of Osteoporosis78

Effective Holistic Treatment of Osteoporosis

Twenty million Americans have osteoporosis; Eighty percent are women. It is known as the “silent disease,” because bone loss occurs without symptoms. It is responsible for 1.5 million fractures every year. A sudden fracture without obvious...

12 comments    nutrition medicine calcium
Fosamax Side Effects70

Fosamax Side Effects

Does Fosamax really cause bones to degenerate? Fosamax has created such a controversy after Stephanie george who is 76 years old and was taking Fosamax for 8 years risked degeneration of the bone in her jaw. Fosamax, one of a class of...

5 comments    food side effects joint
Are Popular Osteoporosis Medications Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel and Reclast Worth Risking the Dangerous Side Effects?82

Are Popular Osteoporosis Medications Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel and Reclast Worth Risking the Dangerous Side Effects?

The most popular medications osteoporosis and osteopenia are Bisphosphonates, better known as Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel and Reclast. What is unsettling about these drugs is twofold. First, they can have debilitating side effects and second, they may not be as effective as natural remedies in preventing and reversing bone loss.

15 comments    osteoporosis drug side effects
The Seeder: 014: Conspiracy Theory Proven57

The Seeder: 014: Conspiracy Theory Proven

The Seeder is a previously unpublished, full length science fiction novel expanded from Fred Baker's prize winning short story of the same title. Copyright 1998 by Fred Baker. The novel was co-written by Fred...

2 comments    science fiction epilepsy seeder
Osteoporosis--Drug Warnings Scare me more than the Disease64

Osteoporosis--Drug Warnings Scare me more than the Disease

Taking care of your bones and body should be an ongoing practice. There are drugs to help you, but do you want to take them?

1 comment    calcium osteoporosis broken bones
Doctor Do Little, Doctor Do Less78

Doctor Do Little, Doctor Do Less

Nice to have printer ink available once again, but not nice the way it came about. Yesterday, Pam's doctor gave her a death sentence. Not a new diagnosis, but a refusal to take her back as a patient although three weeks earlier he had agreed to do...

35 comments    doctor doctors arthritis
Osteoporosis Drugs Double Risk of Esophageal Cancer!59

Osteoporosis Drugs Double Risk of Esophageal Cancer!

The most popular osteoporosis drugs on the market include: Actonel, Boniva, Reclast and Fosamax. These drugs are known as bisphosphonates, and they are prescribed to women to prevent bone fractures. (I'm sure you've seen that famous actress on TV...

2 comments    webmd life extension dr. weil
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