Osteoporosis Expert Craig Stoltz shares Osteoporosis management news and commentary 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/3493 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493 http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/27215/osteoporosis Wed, 07 May 2008 08:45:22 -0400 Craig Stoltz Older men should be evaluated regularly for osteoporosis, according to new guidelines of men and the bone-thinning disease released by the American College of Physicians. There's been an undercurrent of men-get-osteoporosis-too coverage in the press in recent years. But this set of guidelines is based on pretty rigorous analysis of research to see what it shows about men and the disease. Three things you need to know   1. The... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/27215/osteoporosis http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/26345/avandia-linked Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:03:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz The April 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine has unsettling news for people with diabetes and osteoporosis: The popular diabetes medications Avandia and Actos are linked to broken bones.   In the same issue of the journal, a different study linked the popular bone-health drug Fosamax with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat.   Let's dig in.   Five things you need to know:   1. The link was... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/26345/avandia-linked http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/26224/fosamax-linked Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Big news today in the world of osteoporosis: A study in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine shows that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax is linked to atrial fibrillation--an irregular heartbeat.   Before we go any further, please heed this easy-to-recall slogan: BE CONCERNED. DON'T PANIC.   Five things you need to know     1. The FDA has been looking into this link for at least a year, when a study published in the... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/26224/fosamax-linked http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/12130/news-men Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:47:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A number of news organizations reported yesterday that a study shows some older men may benefit from osteoporosis screening and treatment. This is true. But this is an unusual type of study, one that has very few implications for individuals. Let's look.Bottom line first: Screening and Treatment for Male OsteoporosisIt may be cost effective, from a public health and government spending perspective, to give bone scans and, if called for,... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/3493/12130/news-men