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2012-02-06
13WMAZFDA Questions Benefit of Amgen Bone Drug in Certain CasesWall Street Journal (blog)By Jennifer Corbett Dooren The Food and Drug Administration questioned the clinical benefit of using Amgen's bone drug Xgeva to prevent or delay the spread of prostate cancer to the bones. Xgeva is currently approved to delay fractures and other bone ...FDA questions benefit of Amgen's bone drug for new use in prostate cancer patientsWashington PostFDA staff unsure about new use for Amgen's XgevaReutersFDA Staff Questions Merit of Expanding Use of Amgen's XgevaBusinessWeekall 201 news articles »
2012-02-06
ABC NewsHormone Therapy Raises Women's Risk for Bone LossABC NewsA class of medication used to prevent and treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women may boost the risk of bone loss, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Lancet Oncology. The medications, called aromatase inhibitors, ...Cancer-Deterring Drug Found to Harm BonesNew York TimesAromatase Inhibitor Linked to Bone LossMedPage TodayExemestane for Breast Cancer Prevention Weakens BonesMedscapeTimes of India -Winnipeg Free Press -Globe and Mailall 42 news articles »
2012-02-06
Despite ceremony, NY fort's skeletons not buriedWall Street JournalHe and others involved in the project didn't bring up the issue at the ceremony, figuring the bones would be returned soon enough. "It was not intended to drag on this long," said Starbuck, who has conducted several digs at the fort over the past two ...and more »
2012-02-06
Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repairMedical XpressOne end of his modular tool may connect to bone, while the other end may stimulate the growth of bone, blood vessels or cartilage. On February 4th and 6th, at the Orthopedic Research Society meeting in San Francisco, Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez and Jae ...and more »
2012-02-06
TopNews New ZealandIntense back pain and brittle bones at just 29 - all because I had a babyDaily MailOsteoporosis, where bone density declines leaving the skeleton brittle and fragile, is best known as a condition common among post-menopausal women, caused by falling levels of the hormone oestrogen, which is vital for strong, healthy bones.Cheaper access to bone drugThe West AustralianFosamax Improves Bone DensityTopNews New ZealandPlan Ahead: Get Strong Bones as a KiddailyRxTopNews United States -Hometownlife.comall 8 news articles »
2012-02-06
Researchers develop method of directing stem cells to increase bone formation ...EurekAlert (press release)A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the surface of bones.and more »
2012-02-06
Slate Magazine (blog)3-D Printing Creates Replacement Lower Jaw Bone for Elderly WomanSlate Magazine (blog)Now, doctors are using the technology for custom bone transplants. In June, an 83-year-old Belgain woman received a new titanium lower jaw created by such a printer, marking the first complete lower jaw transplant. The woman suffered a chronic jawbone ...3D Printed Jawbone Successfully Implanted Into 83-Year-Old WomanTPMDoctors Print Replacement Jaw from 3D printerFellow GEEK83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw TransplantPopular ScienceZDNet Australia -New Scientist (blog)all 66 news articles »
2012-02-06
Zee NewsHeart failure heightened risk for major bone fractures in patients with ...Endocrine TodayNew data show that, independent of traditional risk factors and bone mineral density, heart failure is associated with a 30% increased risk for major fractures, suggesting that this high-risk population may benefit from increased screening and ...Thinning of bones linked to heart failureTimes of IndiaHeart Failure's Link to Brittle BonesdailyRxall 15 news articles »
2012-02-06
UGA discovery uses 'fracture putty' to repair broken bone in daysPhysOrg.comBroken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies conducted in part by University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers show promise to significantly shorten the healing time and revolutionize the ...and more »
2012-02-06
Santa Barbara IndependentBones Brigade: An AutobiographySanta Barbara IndependentBy Keith Hamm Santa Barbara's woodwork was left with few, if any, of its core skate contingent last Thursday night as the West Coast premiere of Bones Brigade: An Autobiography drew a sellout crowd to the Arlington Theatre. Since its seaside birth in ...
2012-02-03
MIAMI, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After a long season of dedicated football fans battling it out for a trip to Indianapolis, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill announces Leonard Hamby of Tampa, Fla. as the ...
2012-02-06
A review of Stacy Peralta's new documentary about legendary skateboard team.
2012-02-03
Animal bones were found Friday near a small island in the North Reservoir of the Portage Lakes. The search was connected to the investigation of a Coventry Township man arrested previously for allegedly kidnapping a woman, shooting at deputies and manufacturing methamphetamines.
2012-02-02
Bones found in Napier are probably close to 200 years old, according to a local archaeologist.
2012-01-30
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — There were many laughs and some tears, but mostly the crowd switched between adoring focus and roaring applause at the Sundance Film Festival screening of Stacy Peralta’s newest skateboarding documentary, The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, at Salt Lake’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. The Bones Brigade was the skateboarding team [...]
2012-02-06
Did you know that toads swallow food with their eyeballs? That fact is among the take-aways of the "Bare Bones" exhibit at the Greenburgh Nature Center.
2012-01-30
Police are working to determine the origin of bones discovered in the sand dunes at Ninety Mile Beach.
2012-02-06
Georgina Howard was suffering from far more than post-birth backache after the birth of her daughter. She had osteoporosis.
2012-02-04
A recent discovery of 30,000 years old bison bones at a Canadian goldmine have unraveled the mystery of climate change adaptation and are helping scientists understand how animals adapt to rapid environmental changes.
2012-02-04
A murder cold case or Maori burial site are the latest explanations for human remains found at a Napier building site this week.Theories were discussed by local historians and archaeologists while forensic testing of the remains,...
2012-02-06
3 times so far in the ad breaks I have seen the ad for #Bones !!!!! woot can hardly wait for Thursday thanks @tv3nz ILY
2012-02-06
sticks and stones are hard on bones aimed with angry art, words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart
2012-02-06
RT @i_ViVian_Green: “@DollFace_Lexx: “@i_ViVian_Green: Every time I move I hear one of my bones crack -_-” I hate that!!” yess, it's very iterating !
2012-02-06
i just want someone to watch The Lovely Bones with
2012-02-06
i´m insane, i can feel it my bones ♫
2012-02-06
sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me :D
2012-02-06
@AJEthe90zKiD yea do it. I dnt play wit Bones or Anderson cuz of there striking. Never liked tht kind.
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