Treating Osteoporosis.Once-a-month or once-a-week medication, which do you prefer? A new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research showed most women with postmenopausal post·men·o·paus·al adj. Of or occurring in the time following menopause. postmenopausal Change of life Gynecology adjective Referring to the time in ♀ when menstrual periods stop for ≥ 1 yr osteoporosis osteoporosis (ŏs'tēō'pərō`sĭs), disorder in which the normal replenishment of old bone tissue is severely disrupted, resulting in weakened bones and increased risk of fracture; osteopenia preferred once-a-month dosing with Boniva Bo·ni·va A trademark for the drug ibandronate sodium. ibandronate sodium Boniva, Boniva Injection, Bonviva (UK) Pharmacologic class: Bisphosphonate Therapeutic class: , versus once-weekly dosing with Fosamax. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/home.aspx?story=30975 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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