Tag: osteoporosis
Weekly Dose: teriparatide, the osteoporisis drug that forms new bone
Teriparatide is an injectable drug to treat severe osteoporosis, a condition where mineral loss causes the bones to become brittle and to fracture easily. Teriparatide improves bone strength by stimulating the formation of new bone. It does this by i
How can Vitamin D help those with Osteoporosis?
Frequently, as women get older, they are likely to acquire an illness called osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, which literally means "porous bones", is a bone disease that decreases the bone mass and density over a period time. When this occurs the person is mo...
