It’s an unfortunate reality for children born with cerebral palsy that they will most likely face a manageable, yet difficult life that will be filled with doctor visits and rehabilitation appointments for an illness that oftentimes was caused by doctor error. While cerebral palsy treatments can be difficult at times, getting the best help for [...]
(April 26, 2011) While jumping rope with the neighborhood children, a 59 year old Queens, New York woman felt her thigh bone snap. The pain was so severe that she fell to the ground as she readied for another jump. Sandy Potter had been diagnosed at the age of 48 with osteoporosis and began taking [...]
(April 26, 2011)  According to a written statement addressed to ABC News by the drug manufacture Merck, “Nothing is more important to Merck then that of the safety of its medicines”. Merck continued by denying any relationship between its osteoporosis medication, Fosamax and femur fractures that have been reported to be one of the side [...]
(April 26, 2011) Â Fosamax has been bombarded with unfavorable articles found in some reputable medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Dental Association. Apparently, the end of 2008 proved to be unkind with the well known osteoporosis drug. Merck & Co. continues to defend its product, [...]
(April 26, 2011) According to a written statement addressed to ABC News by the drug manufacture Merck, “Nothing is more important to Merck then that of the safety of its medicines”. Merck continued by denying any relationship between its osteoporosis medication, Fosamax and femur fractures that have been reported to be one of the [...]
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(April 26, 2011) According to the New York Times, reports of patients who are taking osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax are complaining of side effects such as bone and femur fractures and these complaints are becoming widespread. One woman shared the following story, “My mother was taking Fosamax from 1995 until 2005 for osteoporosis and she [...]
(April 26, 2011) Concerns are growing in regards to the long term use of bisphosphonates such as Fosamax manufactured by Merck. This popular family of osteoporosis drugs may actually cause more harm than good in the long run according to sources. One of the main concerns is the weakening of bones that increase femur fractures [...]
(April 26, 2011) Continuing to take Fosamax for osteoporosis is on the minds of many women these days as reports of the side effects from Fosamax continue to pour into cyberspace. If you log on many websites that cater to women’s health issues, you will come across many entries like that of “Jill” from California. [...]
(April 26, 2011) While jumping rope with the neighborhood children, a 59 year old Queens, New York woman felt her thigh bone snap. The pain was so severe that she fell to the ground as she readied for another jump. Sandy Potter had been diagnosed at the age of 48 with osteoporosis and began [...]
(April 26, 2011) A Fosamax lawsuit was brought about by a New York woman stating that Fosamax, which is commonly taken for osteoporosis, contributed to the development of a jaw disease called osteonecrosis. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a disfiguring and disabling condition through which the jaw bones — the maxilla and the [...]