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Fosamax Blocks Normal Bone Function

Alendronate, an inhibitor of bone resorption, is widely used in osteoporosis treatment. However, concerns have been raised about potential oversuppression...

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Fosamax Weakens Bones

We carried out a retrospective review over ten months of patients who had presented with a low-energy subtrochanteric fracture. We...

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Fosamax Linked to Easily Breaking Bones

The long-term safety of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis has been questioned. Two case series have suggested a link...

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Study of Twins Sheds Light on Nature of Obesity

Background The acquired component of complex traits is difficult to dissect in humans. Obesity represents such a trait, in which...

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Inflammation-Related Immune Cells Cause Excessive New Fat Cells

BackgroundObesity is associated with macrophage infiltration of adipose tissue, which may link adipose inflammation to insulin resistance. However, the impact...

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Adiponectin Protects Against Cancer

We previously demonstrated that leptin, an adipose-derived hormone, induces cell proliferation in a model of preneoplastic (IMCE (Apc(Min/+)), but not...

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Folic Acid and Bones

Elevation of homocysteine is associated with an increased risk for bone fractures. Whether the risk is due to homocysteine or...

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Zeaxanthin Important for Eyesight During Aging

Background: Evidence continues to accumulate that oxidative stress is etiologically important in the pathogenesis of age-related maculopathy (ARM) and that...

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Poor Digestive Flora Linked to Obesity

Background: Experimental studies suggest that gut microbiota deviations predispose toward energy storage and obesity. Objective: We wanted to establish whether...

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