Strontium ranelate, a therapeutic for osteoporosis, was thought to have a dual mode of action, simultaneously stimulating bone formation and reducing resorption. A recent study casts doubt on this ...

Sept. 26, 2005 (Nashville) -- Strontium ranelate is one of the first drugs to have a dual action that both decreases bone resorption and increases bone formation, according to a study presented here ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Three years of treatment with strontium ranelate prevents structural damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Beneficial effects on structure were observed with both the 1-g ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Using a new definition of radiological progression, patients with osteoarthritis of the knee treated with strontium ranelate had a significant reduction in such progression, “suggesting ...

(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of ...

Strontium ranelate—which is approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis—has substantial structure-modifying activity and slows the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to ...

Osteoporosis was originally described in literature and art hundreds of years ago. Our ability to treat this disease lay dormant for centuries, but in the past 10 years, clinical trials have improved ...

According to new research, a daily dose of strontium ranelate -- a medication prescribed for osteoporosis -- may delay knee osteoarthritis progression. The study also revealed that taking strontium ...

An experimental drug containing strontium makes bones denser and decreases the risk of fractures, a study of elderly women finds. The results add the drug, called strontium ranelate, to a wave of new ...

UK had licensed the use of strontium ranelate to be used for treating patients with osteoporosis, but scientists caution that before prescribing the drug it is important to observe the changes in the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I started taking strontium for my bones. I have osteoporosis. Will it help improve my bone density? L.S. Dear L.S.: Yes, strontium will increase your bone density; a better question is ...

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