Patents Assigned to Berlex Laboratories
  • Methods for treating postmenopausal women using ultra-low doses of estrogen
    Patent number: 5891868
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating physical conditions resulting from postmenopausal estrogen decline in a postmenopausal subject, and in particular methods for reducing the risk of osteoporotic bone fractures in a postmenopausal subject. The present invention also provides a kit useful for carrying out the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignees: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Permanente Medical Group, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Berlex Laboratories
    Inventors: Steven Cummings, Herman Ellman, Bruce Ettinger