ALENDRONIC ACID WARNINGS. Alendronic acid should be used with caution in: 1  patients with kidney problems, allergies, swallowing or digestive problems including ulcers, low blood calcium levels and/or vitamin-D deficiency, gum disease, or if you need a tooth removed.t is a type of drug known as a bisphosphonate. It is used to prevent bone loss in women after they have been through the menopause, and bone loss in men and in people taking steroids. In general this drug is used to prevent bone loss in post-menopausal women, men and steroid users.
Night shift workers -- specifically those who work 12-hour shifts -- are also more likely to smoke, abuse alcohol and suffer from fatigue. Early research shows that working the night shift may increase the risk of developing certain forms of cancer.
swing shift. n. The work shift between the day and the night shifts, usually 4 pm to midnight. swing shift. n. 1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a group of workers who work a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked. 2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the period worked. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): back shift.