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This section of OsteoporosisTX.com provides a one-stop source for breaking news on osteoporosis, collected and collated from top sources that include the International Osteoporosis Foundation, OsteoporosisConnection.com, MedPage Today and Science Daily. The news featured in this section covers such topics as advances in osteoporosis treatment and prevention, new agents in development, fracture risk assessment, diagnostic updates, and safety issues.
Medical News Today
Ascension Orthopedics Receives FDA Approval For TITAN™ Modular Total Shoulder System
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., the world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, announces FDA approval to market the TITAN™ Modular Total Shoulder System. This newly designed system redefines modularity by providing multiple surgical solutions for shoulder arthroplasty with one implant system. The TITAN Modular Total Shoulder System was developed in collaboration with Joseph Abboud, M...
Afferent Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Supporting Use Of P2X3 Antagonists In Reducing Bone Cancer Pain
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, small molecules that target P2X3 receptors, announced preclinical in vivo results demonstrating that an investigational P2X3 receptor antagonist significantly prevented and reversed bone cancer pain behavior in comparison to vehicle controls...
OsteoporosisConnection.com
Failure-Prone Hip Replacements Recalled
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. is recalling two of its hip replacement products due to higher-than-expected rates of revision surgery due to improper fit of the implant.
Patients Could 'Grow' New Joints, Scientists Say
For the first time, a team of scientists has developed a way to use stem cells to grow new joints inside the body that have a full range of movement and can bear weight.
MedPage Today
Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer
A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be more common after all in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods.
No Cancer Risk with Bisphosphonates
Use of oral bisphosphonates did not increase the risk of esophageal or gastric cancer in a large cohort of patients followed for more than four years.
Science Daily
Newly discovered protein gets to the roots of obesity and osteoporosis
Here's good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat these two conditions. Researchers have discovered a new protein, called "Sprouty," responsible for regulating body fat and bone mass.
Diabetes risk in children increases risk for weak bones
Children at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty also appear to be at risk for weak bones, researchers report. A study of 140 overweight children age 7-11 who got little regular exercise found that the 30 percent with signs of poor blood sugar regulation had 4-5 percent less bone mass, a measure of bone strength, said a bone biologist.
