Endocrinology
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ASCO: Five Years of Arimidex Causes Bone Loss
ATLANTA  Five years of breast cancer adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor, can lead to a 6% to 7% loss of bone mineral density, a trigger for osteoporosis for women who are borderline osteopenic when they begin treatment, investigators reported here.
Jun 04, 2006
Estrogen Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
STANFORD, Calif. - Post-menopausal women who took estrogen alone for more than seven years did not have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 10,000 women ages 50 to 79. The data were dramatically different from a sister study stopped in 2002 of estrogen plus progestin.
Apr 11, 2006
Corticosteroids Helps Some ICU Patients Off Ventilators Faster
TAPEI, Taiwan - ICU patients with adrenal insufficiency who are on mechanical ventilation are more likely to be successfully weaned off the machine if they first receive hydrocortisone infusions, researchers here have found.
Feb 02, 2006
Certain Exercise Proposed to Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Elderly
CAMBRIDGE, England-If hip fractures in the elderly are caused by thinning of the femur that leads to bone buckling in a fall, as a team here contends, cycling, rowing or gymnastics might strengthen the femoral neck and reduce the fracture risk.
Jul 07, 2005
Adrenal Suppression From Topical Corticosteroids Surprisingly High
GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Adrenal suppression affects 30% to 80% of users of prescription topical corticosteroids, according to data presented at an FDA advisory panel meeting. The session was convened to discuss taking prescription topical corticosteroids over the counter.
Mar 25, 2005