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PJ Hamel

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posted 08/23/2009, comments (8)

Step By Step – The Osteoporosis Diagnosis

What’s usually the first symptom of osteoporosis?A broken bone.Sadly, most of us don’t realize we have osteoporosis (let alone its precursor, osteopenia) till we actually suffer a fracture. If we’re “lucky,” it’s something simple, like an ankle (Sonia Sotomayor) or elbow (Hillary Clinton). More devastating,... Read more Chevron

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Harmony Schilling, RN, Study Coordinator

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I am a registered nurse and a study coordinator.

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posted 08/19/2009, comments (4)

Osteoporosis Research

The Clinical Study Center of Asheville in Asheville, NC is now enrolling patients for an FDA approved osteoporosis study. For more information please contact (828) 253-5600 or visit our website at www.clinicalstudycenterofAsheville.net.

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Pam Flores

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posted 08/18/2009, comments (33)

Question Of The Week: Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is essential for building bones in both adolescence and young adulthood. We need to take vitamin D throughout our lives to prevent many medical disorders. Osteoporosis is one of those disorders, and vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium needed for good bone health. Without this D, then... Read more Chevron

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JOANNE

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a since the breast i am thankful everyday i wake up

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (4)

have to start forteo and worrird about taking it

i had breast cNCER AND HAD LEFT BREAST REMOVED O MARCH 24TH 2008 THEN BROKE LEFT LEG ON NOV.23RD 2008 AM ON A CANCER PILL FOR 5 YEARS JUST HAD FEXA SCAN CAME BACK TERRIBLE NOW THEY WANT ME TO TAKE FORTEO OR RECLAST I AM SCARED OF BOTH HAS ANYONE ELSE WITH BREAST CANCER AND ON THE ARIMADEX TAKED EVER ONE OF THESE THEY SAY I HAVE TO YAKE ONE... Read more Chevron

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Pam Flores

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (0)

FDA Approves Forteo® for Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis

Three out of every one hundred Americans take Glucocorticoids for medical conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), lupus and other auto-immune disorders. People of all ages take steroids, so this new approval opens up a new class of patients who could use this besides the normal age-related osteoporosis group, which... Read more Chevron

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