Medical Update - Lilly’s Evista builds bone.(Brief Article)
Although hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is good for bones, recent research from the national Women’s Health Initiative study shows that HRT can increase the risk of breast cancer, heart attacks, and strokes. Dr. Jacques Rossouw, acting director of the WHI, recommends that women who are concerned about osteoporosis look into safer, effective alternatives to hormone therapy, including Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride).
Evista is neither an estrogen nor a hormone. It is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM.
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