Calcitonin, which is also known as thyrocalcitonin, is a protein hormone that, in humans and other mammals, is mainly secreted by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland. Image Credit: ...

Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a potential increased risk of cancer with drugs containing calcitonin salmon appears plausible. In briefing documents released on ...

Calcitonin is a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that reduces the concentration of blood calcium level when it has risen to an above normal level. This polypeptide hormone is made up of 32 amino ...

July 20, 2012 — The European equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday recommended withdrawing calcitonin nasal spray — indicated for treating osteoporosis in the European ...

As medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) derives from calcitonin-secreting parafollicular cells, measurement of serum calcitonin levels in patients who present with thyroid nodules might aid early ...

To determine the capacity of calcitonin levels to differentiate medullary thyroid carcinoma from C-cell hyperplasia in patients with CKD. There were 180 pentagastrin tests carried out in patients with ...

AbbVie is joining the chase for new obesity drugs, but rather than getting a me-too GLP-1 drug, the pharmaceutical giant is landing rights to a clinical-stage molecule that goes after two novel ...

Calcitonin gene–related peptide (CGRP) may have a causative role in migraine. We therefore hypothesized that a CGRP-receptor antagonist might be effective in the treatment of migraine attacks. The 2.5 ...

Learn everything you need to know about Calcitonin- Salmon-pronunciation, uses, dosage guidelines, indications, and when to take or avoid it. Get up-to-date information on side effects, precautions, ...

Oral recombinant salmon calcitonin tablet is safe and effective for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, reveals Phase III ORACAL trial study of OSTORA. Oral recombinant salmon calcitonin ...

(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Tuesday that the agency no longer support the marketing of calcitonin salmon as a treatment for osteoporosis in ...