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posted 06/23/2008, comment (1)

Calcium Absorption, Treatment Delivery, Detection by Dental X-Rays: Osteoporosis in the News

From help with calcium absorption to osteoporosis treatment delivery, here's a round-up of technologies, treatments and other tidbits of interest to the osteoporosis community.   Osteoporosis Detection -- Through Your Dental X-Ray?   New technology is being developed in England that might be able to detect osteoporosis in a patient... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/09/2008, comments (2)

Alternatives to Estrogen for Osteoporosis: SERMs in Development

For years, estrogen therapy was a principal method used to treat ailments associated with menopause, such as osteoporosis. However, when the potential for serious negative health consequences - including increased risk of breast cancer and heart attacks - was discovered, the use of estrogen for this purpose was drastically curtailed.   In... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/08/2008, comment (1)

DEXA scans- when should they be performed?

I am, by profession, a Rad Tech, and I run the DEXA screening unit at the hospital where I work. I am curious to get feed back from other professionals in my field as to certain points. I live and work in Cyprus, which is on the development roll in the health services, where, previous to our two new, relatively up to date hospitals in two major... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/08/2008, comments (7)

forteo and bone pain

Hello, I started Forteo August 2007, my diagnosis after a bone biopsy showed it is the only drug that will work for my condition.  In November I really had severe bone pain - the shooting kind I hear some of you describe. It was becoming almost constant and not tolerable even with pain medication.   On December 6, upon visiting my... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

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