A troubling jaw disease that may be related to the use of some of the most commonly used osteoporosis medications has been the subject of many news stories and law firm commercials lately. The disease ...

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a serious complication for physicians prescribing bone resorption inhibitors to patients with osteoporosis. A session at the recent French Congress of Rheumatology ...

Research has shown that cancer patients on bisphosphonates are at risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and that those on the intravenous form of the drug are at a higher risk compared ...

The use of antiresorptive drugs for tumor-related disorders and oral, but not injectable, corticosteroids were associated with an increased risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw among patients with ...

Dear Doctors: My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the ...

The hydrogel works like a ‘smart glue.’ When it is injected into the injured bone, it quickly breaks down and clings to the bone where it is needed most,” says Chi Ma, Ph.D., senior research scientist ...

Researchers at Scottish Rite for Children received a $2.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the body repairs bone and restores blood flow in ...