From help with calcium absorption to osteoporosis treatment delivery, here's a round-up of technologies, treatments and other tidbits of interest to the osteoporosis community.
Osteoporosis Detection -- Through Your Dental X-Ray?
New technology is being developed in England that might be able to detect osteoporosis in a patient by using routine dental x-rays. Osteodent, as it is known, might be able to help those with low bone mass learn of their conditions earlier, especially for...
Taking bisphosphonates has long been considered to pose some risk -- though relatively uncommon -- of necrosis of the jaw, in which the... Read more »
Recently, an article appeared in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggesting that patients treated with intravenous... Read more »
Here at OsteoporosisConnection we get inquiries about angular bone loss and osteoporosis, so we'd like to explain what angular bone loss is... Read more »
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Why is that so important to anyone who has multiple sclerosis (MS)? Osteoporosis is common... Read more »
Zoledronic acid, known by its brand name Reclast, is now approved by the FDA for the treatment of osteoporosis. Here is more information... Read more »
Software developed in Great Britain may allow women to be screened for osteoporosis in an unusual place--their dentist's office. The Osteodent... Read more »
Scientists writing in the journal Nature Medicine say that disabling the protein nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) may help prevent osteoporosis and... Read more »
People taking oral bisphosphonates need to tell their dentists about their medication, researchers say. That's because bisphosphonate users who... Read more »
American Dental Association Response to Concerns about Bisphosphonate Safety In May 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) posted a brief on... Read more »
Texas researchers say that eating the pulp of red grapefruit may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis. In an animal study, researchers castrated mice... Read more »
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