Y! Health Bones, Joints & Muscles News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Bones, Joints & Muscles News, updated continuously. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:24:23 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/geneticcauseofstatinrelatedmusclepainfound.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/geneticcauseofstatinrelatedmusclepainfoundWed, 23 Jul 2008 20:46:45 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers have discovered a genetic variant that causes some people who take cholesterol-lowering statins to have the muscle weakness called myopathy.Gene tied to muscle weakness from cholesterol drugs (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/cholesterol_statins_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/cholesterol_statins_dcWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:29:03 PDTReuters - British researchers have located a gene responsible for muscle pain or weakness experienced by some people taking statin drugs to fight "bad" cholesterol, they reported on Wednesday.Statin study could lead to test for gene variant (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_cholesterol_drugs.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_cholesterol_drugsWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:02:32 PDTAP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.Hip, Knee Replacements Do Ease Symptoms (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/hipkneereplacementsdoeasesymptoms.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/hipkneereplacementsdoeasesymptomsTue, 15 Jul 2008 20:46:37 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Undergoing hip or joint replacement surgery may well be worth the trouble for older adults with severe osteoarthritis, researchers say.Drug prevents bone loss in prostate cancer: Amgen (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/amgen_denosumab_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/amgen_denosumab_dcMon, 14 Jul 2008 11:36:33 PDTReuters - In a study, Amgen Inc's experimental drug denosumab reduced the risk of osteoporosis and fracture in men being treated with prostate cancer medicines that can cause bone loss, the company said on Monday.Ancient bones could help combat TB, say scientists (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/palestinians_israel_tuberculosis_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/palestinians_israel_tuberculosis_dcMon, 14 Jul 2008 07:29:50 PDTReuters - A team of German, Israeli and Palestinian researchers is studying ancient bones found in the biblical city of Jericho for clues that could help scientists combat tuberculosis.Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle? (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/doantidepressantsmakebonesbrittle.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/doantidepressantsmakebonesbrittleFri, 11 Jul 2008 20:43:09 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 -- (HealthDay News) -- Older adults may get a needed mood boost from a prescribed antidepressant, but they're also at increased risk for bone fractures, a growing number of studies suggest.Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/stemcellsholdpromiseformusculardystrophy.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/stemcellsholdpromiseformusculardystrophyThu, 10 Jul 2008 20:46:39 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that they've managed to repair damaged muscle in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy by injecting them with specialized stem cells from skeletal muscle.Aging swimmer shows there's hope for rest of us (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_torres__feat.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_torres__featMon, 07 Jul 2008 16:59:27 PDTAP - Dara Torres jokes that she had trouble reading the scoreboard after winning the first of two events at the Olympic swimming trials.Low vitamin D may harm the bones of IBD patients (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/low_vitamin_d_harm_bones_ibd_patients_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/low_vitamin_d_harm_bones_ibd_patients_dcThu, 03 Jul 2008 10:18:39 PDTReuters - Maintaining adequate vitamin D levels in the body may help guard against bone disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in which researchers found a link between inadequate vitamin D levels and lower bone mineral density in a group of IBD patients.