Have you been diagnosed with osteopenia? If so, you may very well be taking drugs to head off what you believe is the inexorable slide into osteoporosis. Maybe you’re on Boniva, or Fosamax, or Actonel to keep that T-score from dropping. After all, by preventing further bone loss, you’re protecting yourself from a broken hip and painful... Read more
For those of us dealing with bone loss, news of a new treatment sparks a certain degree of personal interest: “Hey, maybe it’ll work better than what I’m taking now – tell me more!”Fact is, there aren’t a whole lot of treatments for osteoporosis out there. There’s drugs… and then, there’s... Read more
Recently, while casually listening to National Public Radio, I heard a familiar name: Dr. James Weinstein.
“Hey, that’s Shelsey’s dad,” I thought. A former neighbor of ours, his daughter and my son caught the same elementary school bus, and I knew Jim casually – as a “back doctor.”As it... Read more
If you’re a fan of the television show "Law and Order," or grew up with Perry Mason, the following story is right up your alley. Filled with violence, intrigue, and conflicting versions of the truth – and with billions of dollars at stake – it ranks right up there with Judge Judy for entertainment value. What, O.J.... Read more
Remember that old Johnny Cash song, “I Walk the Line”?That’s what I feel like some days, when I’m trying to balance what the government currently says about vitamin D (I should be getting 400IU daily); against what my doctor says (I should be getting 1,000IU daily); against what some nutritionists and researchers are... Read more
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