Guest guest Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 >Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:53:02 -0500 (EST) >Kay Ness <kyness >Kay Ness <kyness >Betty Martini <Bettym19 >OT: Fosamax warning! > > > >Sherrie OT: Fosamax warning! > >My mother was on fosomax for years until she was found to be >severely anemic from bleeding of the esophagus (attributed to the >meds) . Since then she has had a hip replacement, knee replacement, >shoulder surgery, broken arm, broken sternum, fractured pelvis and >is in severe pain all the time. This may shed some light on her >horrific experience. > > >Sherrie > > > On Behalf Of Kay Ness >Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:24 AM >To: > OT: Fosamax warning! > > > > > >Nutrition and Healing - >Health e-Tips - Cancer prevention from a dangerous bone drug? >Dec 24, 2009 10:04 AM > >http://clicks.wrightnewsletter.com//t/AQ/xRo/ywo/AAEb+w/AQ/AhHiqg/EvWn >http://clicks.wrightnewsletter.com/t/AQ/xRo/ywo/AAEb+w/AQ/AhHiqg/EvWn> > >Dear Reader, > >This month, the New York Times published an article on a promising >new possibility in breast cancer prevention. > >Drugs already taken by millions of women may also protect them from >breast cancer, according to observational studies showing that women >on such drugs developed about a third fewer cancers than women not on them. > >The drug? Bone drugs in a class including Fosamax (now available >generically as alendronate sodium). > >Wait a second here. Haven't we already been through this? > >Earlier this fall, Fosamax hit the spotlight when the first of >nearly 1,000 state and federal cases against Merck hit the courts. >In fact, the news was covered in the very same newspaper, though >there's conveniently no mention of it in the more recent article. > >Women who had been taking Fosamax for years started developing a >rare condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw, in which the gums >fall away to reveal bone that looks as if it's been eaten by moths. > >Terrified, these women wanted answers. And they're still working on >getting them. > >And at the beginning of last year, the Nutrition & Healing editor >wrote about some pretty serious dangers associated with Fosamax >( " Starving for protection, " 2/28/2008). She wrote of a horrifying >condition called bone necrosis, in which the tissue inside your >bones, starved of blood, dies, leaving them to collapse in on >themselves and cause you incredible pain. > >According to a study cited in that e-Tip, your chances of developing >bone necrosis are three times higher if you take a bisphosphonate >osteoporosis drug like Fosamax. Instead of pulling the drugs from >the market, health authorities had this advice: " Pay attention to your pain. " > >Wow, thanks for the tip. > >And now they want to explore the possibilities of cancer prevention. >Which means millions MORE women putting their health at risk with this drug. > >Luckily, there's been some skepticism from cancer experts, who point >out these weren't randomized, controlled trials, and that this is >only an association, which could be caused by any number of factors. > >But you can bet it won't keep Big Pharma from taking this ball and >running as far as they can with it. > >Yours in good health, > > > > " I believe that I may know " . > - Augustine - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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