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Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)
Dentists concerned about cases of decaying jaw bones
Dec 19, 2006
| www.tribstar.com
Dentists in Terre Haute are among those in the profession who are becoming more concerned about increasing cases of decaying jaw bones apparently...
BONE-DENSITY DRUGS CAN KILL JAWS
Jul 5, 2006
| Philadelphia Inquirer
Across the country, dentists have begun asking patients a pointed question before deciding on treatment: Do you take a bone-building medication such...
Another Merck Drug Is Under Legal Attack
Jul 5, 2006
| Los Angeles Times
As Merck & Co. defends itself against a deluge of litigation involving its pain reliever Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant also is fielding the...
Fosamax risk weighed
Jun 19, 2006
| www.telegram.com
Graphic designer Patricia Korch settled into her oral surgeon’s chair, ready to have a troublesome tooth extracted as part of orthodontia...
Bone-building drugs linked to bone-rotting side effect
Jun 13, 2006
| Star Ledger
Michael Erlichman walked into his dental office last week and encountered a patient with an unusual but growing problem. An elderly woman was...
Bone drug may hold hazards
May 20, 2006
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Millions of midlife and older Americans rely on the medication Fosamax to stave off osteoporosis, a crippling disease that turns bones so brittle...
Painful jaw decay tied to osteoporosis drugs
May 5, 2006
| www.cbc.ca
Some drugs commonly used to prevent and treat osteoporosis can cause a painful and irreversible decay in the jaw in rare cases. Health Canada is...
Merck sued over Fosamax
Apr 13, 2006
| AP
Merck & Co, which is already facing a raft of cases over its pain reliever Vioxx, may need to hire additional attorneys to fight a recently filed...
Clinton woman suing Merck over problem with Fosamax
Apr 12, 2006
| www.wate.com
A Clinton woman is suing the drug maker Merck, claiming a drug it makes resulted in a side-effect she never imagined. As many people know, Merck is...
Jaw Complications May Be Linked to Bone-Saving Drugs
Jun 22, 2005
| www.rednova.com
Three months after Betty Beckman had a broken tooth pulled, her jaw still hasn't healed.So the Nebraska City woman travels each weekday to Omaha,...
