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Showing posts with label osteoporosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label osteoporosis. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Medical News: Atypical Fracture Risk with Bone Drugs Quantified - in Endocrinology, Osteoporosis from MedPage Today

"Long-term treatment with bisphosphonates for osteoporosis hikes the chances of atypical femur fractures nearly three-fold, researchers said, but the absolute risk remains very small."

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Obesity may cause osteoporosis | abc7chicago.com

"Doctors have long thought obesity protected women from osteoporosis. But new research challenges the conventional wisdom."
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Osteoporosis risk highlighted in COPD patients

Individuals with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease should have their bone mineral density monitored, say Brazilian researchers who found a high prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with the condition..Click here.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Oxidative stress implicated in postmenopausal osteoporosis

Oxidative stress is involved in the development of postmenopausal loss of bone mineral density, suggest researchers who found that levels of serum antioxidants and nitric oxide differ between women with and without osteoporosis. Click here.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Study: Smoking May Be Associated With Lower Bone Mass and Osteoporosis Later in Life

Study: Smoking May Be Associated With Lower Bone Mass and Osteoporosis Later in Life.

Tamaki, J., Iki, M., Sato, Y., Kajita, E., Kagamimori, S., Kagawa, Y., and Yoneshima, H. Smoking among premenopausal women is associated with increased risk of low bone status: the jpos study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/5954965