Statins and osteoporosis
NEW YORK, June 26 (Praxis Press) Experimental evidence has shown that the cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may increase bone formation. Chan and colleagues undertook a population-based case-control study at six health-maintenance organizations in the USA to investigate the relationship between statin use and fracture risk among older women. They selected 928 women over 60 years of age who had non-pathological fracture of the hip, humerus, distal tibia, wrist, or vertebrae and compared their sta
The Scientist Staff
Jun 25, 2000
NEW YORK, June 26 (
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