I was a bit skeptical when I spotted this article, http://www.irishmedicalnews.ie/articles.asp?Category=news&ArticleID=19654, which features a professor claiming the osteoporosis rate in men is increasing because of added stress in their lives. The argument is that men's increased production of stress hormones in a "busy... Read more
It was saddening to hear that the UK health system has similar problems (or perhaps even worse) diagnosing and treating osteoporosis as here in the US. A recent study (see http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/PracticeStaff/LatestNews/735072/National-evaluation-reveals-patchy-care-osteoporosis-falls/) shows that little is being done to help older... Read more
Although osteoporosis is more prevalent in women of Caucasian and Asian descent, it is still disconcerting to see this study in the Southern Medical Journal (http://www.smajournalonline.com/pt/re/smj/abstract.00007611-200707000-00006.htm;jsessionid=Gm6Y9SsYgqyfYBv21vS3KBLhSnrFnPdb1fNWnNW3M8Jplydp0HyR!1683421839!181195628!8091!-1). This research... Read more
I don't know about this. Apparently having a lot of moles may be correlated with a lower risk of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis, according to research at King's College London. Apparently the moles may indicate a slower process of aging. Here's a story on this weird subject: http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1078322007
I'm not sure who else spotted the recent Women's Enews commentary last week, "Let's Make May the Month to Tame Osteoporosis Hype," but the piece struck me as pretty irresponsible. (It's at www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3179/context/archive) The argument of the authors was to downplay the importance of the new... Read more
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