OTTAWA, July 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is informing Canadians that it is assessing the possibility of an increased risk of cancer with long-term use of the drug calcitonin. Calcitonin is a ...

A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes with the potential for fewer side effects may provide a new option for patients. The work is supported by the National Institutes of Health ...

The authors used Ovid Medline to search for human trials on hypercalcemia and furosemide from 1950 to April 2008, and articles related to bisphosphonates and hypercalcemia during the same period.

Calcitonin is a peptide hormone that in humans is produced by thyroid cells. This hormone is involved in the metabolism of calcium and phosphate and acts to reduce blood levels of calcium and inhibit ...

(RTTNews) - Pharmaceutical company Endo International plc (ENDP) announced Thursday that its Par Sterile Products business has begun shipping calcitonin salmon injection, USP, multi-dose vials (2 mL) ...

Reynolds, J. J., Proc. Roy. Soc., B (in the press). Reynolds, J. J., Dingle, J. T., MacIntyre, I., and Gudmundsson, T. V., in Calcitonin: Proc. Symposium on ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes with the potential for fewer side effects may provide a new option for patients. The work is supported by the ...

In humans, calcitonin is the hormone responsible for normal calcium homeostasis. When prescribed to osteoporosis patients, calcitonin inhibits bone resorption, resulting in increased bone mass.