Strontium ranelate, a therapeutic for osteoporosis, was thought to have a dual mode of action, simultaneously stimulating bone formation and reducing resorption. A recent study casts doubt on this ...

Sept. 26, 2005 (Nashville) -- Strontium ranelate is one of the first drugs to have a dual action that both decreases bone resorption and increases bone formation, according to a study presented here ...

Oct. 29, 2002 (New Orleans) - Strontium ranelate, an investigational drug with a novel mechanism of action against osteoporosis, appears to reduce the incidence of vertebral fractures in ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Using a new definition of radiological progression, patients with osteoarthritis of the knee treated with strontium ranelate had a significant reduction in such progression, “suggesting ...

(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of ...

Strontium ranelate—which is approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis—has substantial structure-modifying activity and slows the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to ...

As a weapon against osteoporosis, the drug’s beginnings were inauspicious -- it was shelved for almost 50 years, and its main component is a mineral widely regarded as nonessential. But the compound ...

Osteoporosis was originally described in literature and art hundreds of years ago. Our ability to treat this disease lay dormant for centuries, but in the past 10 years, clinical trials have improved ...

An experimental drug containing strontium makes bones denser and decreases the risk of fractures, a study of elderly women finds. The results add the drug, called strontium ranelate, to a wave of new ...

Strontium ranelate for the treatment of osteoporosis is useful, but changes in bone mineral density need careful interpretation. Nowadays the main treatment options are anti-resorptive agents that ...

We recently reported on a study that found encouraging results for patients taking a nutritional supplement called strontium ranelate for knee problems. The supplement is also used by women with ...