I recently came across this awful experience of a person suffering from osteoporosis who was struck and left for dead by a hit-and-run driver and left for dead in Northern Ireland. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6947499.stm). Anne McQuitty's arm was shattered and ankle was broken, among other injuries, but she is... Read more
That is essentially the question investigated in the Aug. 8 issue of JAMA, which evaluates whether it is cost-effective for men to receive bone densitometry screenings and possibly take medication. (Currently women 65 and older are recommended to undergo such scans and many physicians prescribe drugs such as bisphosphonates for women found to have... Read more
Just a couple of months after then-Prime Minister Tony Blair toured an osteoporosis clinic, annother high-profile English leader has had one named after her. Camilla Parker Bowles just visited the Duchess of Cornwall Centre for Osteoporosis at the Royal Cornwall Hospital -- she's president of the National Osteoporosis Society there. Apparently... Read more
My grandmother Esther, whose experience with osteoporosis and bisphosphonate medication I had shared in a recent SharePost, passed away Thursday. She was 94 and had heart disease. She had previously suffered from a number of osteoporosis-related fractures, including her hip and compression fractures in her spine, but she always fought back... Read more
The new research questioning the benefit of hip protectors is simply a reinforcement of the importance of fall prevention. Whatever the merits of those special pads, it seems to me that all of us must do what we can to help avoid falls for ourselves and our loved ones... especially if we are older or have osteopenia or osteoporosis. Whether... Read more
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