News tagged with diabetic fracture
Diabetes drug ups risk for bone fractures in older women
A Henry Ford Hospital study finds women with type 2 diabetes who take a commonly prescribed class of medications to treat insulin resistance may be at a higher risk for developing bone fractures.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Risk of bone fractures associated with use of diabetes drug
Research published this week in the open access journal, PLoS Medicine, suggests that there is an association between thiazolidinediones - a type of drug introduced in the 1990s to treat type 2 diabetes - and bone fractu ...
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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Diabetes weakens your bones
Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule TNF-α may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in diabetics. The related report by Alblowi et al, "High Levels of TNF-α Contribute to Accelerated ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 28, 2009 |
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