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Just take your pills and do not ask questions 2009-07-09
Last month a study came out in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ) that even shocked a cynic like me who suspects everyone‘s been paid off. Let me explain why... In the BMJ study, researchers concluded that women with osteoporosis who take a bisphosphonate drug (such as Fosamax, Boniva, and Actonel) should not get a bone mineral test for at least three years after beginning treatment. Why not, you ask? Don‘t we want to know how well the drugs are working? Don‘t we want to see if her bones are getting stronger? Well -- I guess not. According to the study, these tests can be "misleading." Apparently, these tests sometimes show a loss in bone density after a woman starts taking a drug like Actonel. As a result, the woman might question the effectiveness of the treatment and -- heaven forbid -- she might stop taking the drug. So because the test might show that the drug‘s not working, the study authors recommend not getting the test at all...well at least not for the first three years anyway. I almost fell off my chair when I read that one! As you may recall from my 12-18-09 Guide to Good Health "Somebody Warn Sally Field," I‘m not a big fan of bisphosphonate drugs. Sure -- they stop your bones from losing their calcium, but they also block your bones from absorbing new calcium as well. This makes for brittle bones that are prone to fractures. Truth is, there are lots of non-drug options for women who‘ve got osteoporosis. If you want to read more about how to build strong bones without these drugs, visit this link to find my article: http://www.northstarnutritionals.com/article_list.php?docs_id=77 And, by the way, any guesses which companies one of the study authors has financial connections to? You got it. None other than Proctor & Gamble, the makers of Actonel and Roche Diagnostics, the makers of Boniva. Plus, he received "honoraria" from Merck, the makers of Fosamax. Just a coincidence? I hardly think so.
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