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Clinical trials
Some people choose to participate in a clinical trial. This is also called a research study or clinical research. Clinical trials play an important role in learning more about different diseases and treatments as well as health and nutrition. It is important to know your rights as a volunteer before participating in a clinical trial. Helpful Web sites about clinical trials include: www.centerwatch.com, www.ciscrp.org, www.clinicaltrials.com, and www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Swine flu jab
- By Loods · New reply 8:09 am
- 6 replies
- Sorry this is not really on the subject of osteoporosis but I was wondering how people felt about the swine flu vaccination? Because I have severe kyphoscoliosis and restricted breathing I have been advised ...
YOU USE UP VIT D -- fast as you can make it
- By bettyrenshaw · Posted November 3, 2009
- 0 replies
- The Vitamin D Council has partnered with ZRT Labs to make a discounted take-home Vitamin D Test Kit that you can order on the Internet. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each test will be donated ...
ARTIFICIALSWEETNER ILLNESS
- By bettyrenshaw · New reply October 7, 2009
- 7 replies
- I was searching to differeniate in the best calcium and magnesium kinds and companies, when I came across artificial sweeteners effect! and who knew this danger? go GOOGLE THIS. The Bitter Truth About ...
How Many Are Here On Monday, October 5th?
- By Jacqueline · New reply October 6, 2009
- 81 replies
- Many people read this site on any given day and don't necessarily enter a comment. I often wonder how many. If you're here on Monday, October 5th, 2009, please let us know. Jacqueline ...
Sally Pilates
- By sallypilates · New reply September 16, 2009
- 1 reply
- I am questioning the amount of protien that you eat daily. I cannot find alot of reasearch and looked at the "Osteodiet" without a clear guide. I have been told that too much protien can leak calcium ...
New Drug clears Phase 2 trials
- By drizzit · New reply August 27, 2009
- 12 replies
- Seems similar to Forteo but with perhaps a better safety profile and less frequent dosing http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/rad ius-investigational-bone-anabolic-agent- ba058-increased-bone-mineral-density-bmd ...
Role the Immune System Might Play in Osteoporosis
- By Sarasota_Babe · New reply August 27, 2009
- 1 reply
- UCLA is moving forward with the following findings. Access the link: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/55 5504/?sc=dwhp ...
Juvent Medical Vibration Machine
- By bethanyb · New reply August 11, 2009
- 12 replies
- Below is some information I received from Dr. Clinton Rubin about a vibration machine he has been developing as a result of his years of research on bone growth. I thought it might be interesting information ...
Bone Cement For Backs No Better Than Placebo
- By BoneLady · New reply August 9, 2009
- 3 replies
- This discussion is excerpted from an Associated Press article by Stephanie Nano on August 05, 2009: http://my.earthlink.net/article/hea?guid =20090805/4a7911d0_3426_1335020090805446 64756 A common treatment ...
Merck caught faking Fosamax reviews
- By reversiblecat · New reply May 8, 2009
- 4 replies
- Don't know if anyone else saw this. Recently Merck, maker of Fosamax, created a fake Peer-Review Journal which touted the superiority of Fosamax over other bone builders. But of course, it was all fake ...
Strontium Citrate Study at UC Davis
- By PikaB · New reply March 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- UC Davis is seeking participants for a study on strontium citrate. This is the press release: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/newsroom/ne wsdetail.html?key=1985 UC DAVIS STUDY TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS WITH ...
NY Times: Drug Test a Success for Amgen
- By Norm · New reply July 27, 2008
- 1 reply
- "Amgen’s experimental bone drug, widely considered to be crucial to the company’s future, has succeeded in its most important clinical trial, sending the company’s shares up sharply.Amgen said the drug ...
Update on Denosumab
- By windblown · New reply July 10, 2008
- 2 replies
- Hi All: Today a news article was released on Amgen's Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab. They are currently in the Phase III trials, but this news may cause a set back. Doctors recently reported an increase ...
