Information and opinions on Osteoporosis from Maria Gifford at OsteoporosisConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/37642/osteoporosis Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:50:37 -0400 Maria Gifford Prostate cancer is sometimes treated with hormone therapy, also known as androgen deprivation, in which a man's production of testosterone (the hormone that feeds prostate cancer) is shut down.    What You Should Know   Osteoporosis may be a side effect of hormone therapy for prostate cancer because some hormone drugs increase the risk of bone thinning. Not all men treated with hormone... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/37642/osteoporosis http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/12269/glycine Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:58:00 -0400 Maria Gifford Researchers at the University of Granada suggest that glycine, a non-essential amino acid, taken as a dietary supplement may help to prevent osteoporosis and other degenerative diseases. In all cases involved in the study, symptoms were significantly reduced by adding glycine to the diet. The need for pain medication also decreased. More information on this study from... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/12269/glycine http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11984/bone-healing Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:37:00 -0400 Maria Gifford Researchers in Toronto suggest that lithium has the potential to improve bone fracture healing. It was found that both bone and cartilage formation were enhanced by lithium during the body's process of fracture repair.  Lithium treatment for bone fracture repair is promising, but possibly only in later stages of fracture healing, not before as preventive therapy. The study, conducted on bone fractures in mice, has yet to be... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11984/bone-healing http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11918/cows-milk Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:06:00 -0400 Maria Gifford A recent study suggests that goats' milk is more beneficial than cows' milk in helping to prevent softening of the bone (bone demineralization). Researchers found that goats' milk works more effectively with other elements important to bone health: calcium and magnesium. Other health benefits were found to be more prominent as well.More on this from Science Daily:Goats' Milk Is More Beneficial To Health Than Cows' Milk, Study... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11918/cows-milk http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11814/role-stress Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:45:00 -0400 Maria Gifford A concerning fact: Cortisol, a hormone produced when your body is under stress, causes calcium to be pulled from your bones. In a time when stress in life is at its highest and often difficult to control, stress reduction is a major health concern, for a number of reasons. Keep this in mind as you think about ways to maintain good bone health and prevent osteoporosis. Excess cortisol may well be initiating the... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11814/role-stress http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11813/magnesium Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:38:00 -0400 Maria Gifford In a world where calcium is pushed as the best defense against osteoporosis, magnesium's role in bone health is often overlooked. Magnesium suppresses the hormone that tells your body to pull calcium from the bones, and stimulates the hormone that tells the body to put calcium in your bones. Lack of magnesium causes calcium to be pulled from the bones. This calcium is all too often deposited in soft tissue, where it can cause arthritis and... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11813/magnesium http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11251/reveal Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:58:00 -0400 Maria Gifford Former Surgeon Generals Dr. Richard H. Carmona, Dr. C. Everett Koop, and Dr. David Satcher have testified that they experienced repeated political interference, attempts to weaken or suppress important public health reports, and dismissal of pertinent health issues by administration officials because of political considerations. Drs. Carmona, Koop and Satcher are only a few who have come forward to admit that politics often smother science... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11251/reveal http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11243/community Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:46:00 -0400 Maria Gifford Hello. I'm the new Community Moderator for OsteoporosisConnection.com. I'm honored to be moderating one of the richest, most fulfilling online health communities for people interested in, concerned about, coping with, and working to prevent osteoporosis. We are a special group with great ability to learn from each other. I invite you to visit and share your experiences often. In return I'll keep us focused on important... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3414/11243/community