The CHMP has confirmed a positive benefit-risk balance for strontium ranelate, but recommends new contraindications and revised warnings.
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The CHMP has confirmed a positive benefit-risk balance for strontium ranelate, but recommends new contraindications and revised warnings.
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A new study has found that compared with a background population, people with type 1 diabetes had significantly fewer children and were more often childless than people without diabetes.
Medscape Medical News

Is the effect of diabetes on cardiovascular risk greater among women than men?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology

Outcomes comparisons of gestational diabetes must account for whether or not patients were diagnosed and treated, says expert.
Medscape Medical News

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, according to the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group.
Medscape Medical News

Functional magnetic resonance imaging shows changes in the hippocampal region of children whose mothers had hypothyroidism during pregnancy.
Medscape Medical News

When potential adverse effects to child IQ are considered, universal screening for thyroid disease is cost-saving.
Medscape Medical News

Women who were taking bisphosphonates prior to a diagnosis of breast cancer showed a reduced risk for bone metastases.
Medscape Medical News

Minimum vitamin D threshold of 33 ng/mL is higher than IOM-recommended levels of 25 ng/mL but optimal for bisphosphonate efficacy.
Medscape Medical News

The argument against calcium supplementation wins ASBMR debate by shifting more opinions from pro to con.
Medscape Medical News

There was no association between alpha-linolenic acid intake and ischemic heart disease risk, but a cardioprotective effect in women for high intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Medscape Medical News

An FDA panel has advised the FDA to be more specific about the duration of bisphosphonate use for the treatment of osteoporosis.
Medscape Medical News

In a prospective study, overweight and obesity, and large waist circumference without obesity, were associated with increased all-cause mortality in black women who had never smoked.
Medscape Medical News

A new study findings offer a more “nuanced” understanding of the influence of body fat on hot flashes and appears to support the former “thin hypothesis,” but only in older women.
Medscape Medical News

Periconceptional Vitamins Linked to Better Pregnancy Outcome
Medscape Medical News

Despite their greater investment in pregnancy, no improvements are seen in periconception care among women with diabetes who are in fertility treatment.
Medscape Medical News

Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association on diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy note the harmful effects of hypothyroidism on maternal and fetal health.
Medscape Medical News

The agency continues to review studies that reach different conclusions on the possible association between esophageal cancer and the widely prescribed drugs for osteoporosis.
Medscape Medical News

American Regent is voluntarily recalling its calcium gluconate injection, USP, 10% 100 mL pharmacy bulk package, lot number 1006, because some vials may contain silicone particles.
Medscape Medical News

In a small study, healthy postmenopausal women saw improved cognitive performance after daily use of a testosterone spray.
Medscape Medical News

Interpretation of thyroid function tests is generally straightforward. However, in a minority of contexts the results either conflict with the clinical picture or form an unusual pattern.
Clinical Endocrinology

Adolescent girls who followed a DASH-style eating plan had lower BMIs, sustained over a 10-year period, than those who did not follow this diet, new epidemiologic research shows.
Heartwire

Gradual increases in dietary calcium intake above the first quintile in a large female cohort were not associated with further reductions in fracture risk or osteoporosis.
Medscape Medical News

A study suggests that a healthy diet with adequate dairy intake can promote bone health in aging women, but the HEI-2005 is not a good measure of healthy eating for optimal bone health.
Medscape Medical News

A study suggests that a healthy diet with adequate dairy intake can promote bone health in aging women, but the HEI-2005 is not a good measure of healthy eating for optimal bone health.
Medscape Medical News

Although there is a high rate of bisphosphonate use among patients with atypical femur fractures, the absolute risk for such fractures is small enough to justify prescribing the drugs.
Medscape Medical News

PCOS status may have long-term consequences in women, specifically the development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and hormone dependent cancers.
Clinical Endocrinology

Higher serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate are associated with early menopause onset and lower levels of estradiol.
Medscape Medical News

Amgen Inc’s Prolia (denosumab) continues to improve bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with the drug for up to 5 years, according to new data released on Wednesday.
Reuters Health Information