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Pam Flores

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posted 09/02/2009, comments (9)

Question of the Week: Is Your Osteoporosis Treatment Working or Not?

Some of us are doing well on our osteoporosis treatment and some of us aren't. For those who aren't seeing gains in bone density, this can be extremely discouraging and we'd like to come up with some ideas for you that may help. Questions: -Tell us which one of these scenarios applies to you? -What you are taking and how... Read more Chevron

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Pam Flores

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posted 04/10/2009, comments (0)

DXA Bill In Jeopardy...We Need Your Help!

If you haven't been following the news on Congresses 2006 and 2010 proposed cut backs on DXA scans read further and act now! Several years ago Congress authored a bill that cut the amount Medicare would pay for the cost of having a DXA scan by 50 percent, which means Medicare pays $72.00 towards the total of approximately $134.00. As of 2006,... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/28/2008, comments (2)

Choose Your Resolution: 10 Ways To Help Your Bones

January 1, 2009. How lame is it to make New Year’s resolutions today?I mean, you’re a pretty special person if you can actually remember one single New Year’s Day when you resolved to do something, and then actually did it. Be it lose weight (probably America’s most-often proposed, and least-often kept resolution); quitting... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/18/2008, comments (2)

Walking The T-Score Tightrope

Can I tell you something? I’m bummed. Totally bummed. I got the results of my DEXA scan recently, and despite the ramped up exercise, the mega-doses of vitamin D and calcium, my darned T scores are continuing to drift inexorably downwards, like snow from a leaden winter sky. And, like the snow, I find those downward-drifting T-scores... Read more Chevron

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Pam Flores

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posted 12/08/2008, comments (0)

Is Your Doctor Screening for Silent Fractures?

Is Your Doctor Screening for Silent Fractures? If you've read about osteoporosis, you've undoubtedly heard of vertebral fractures and how two-thirds of 700,000 spinal fractures annually go undiagnosed (Kyphon International, 2008). This figure represents more than the total of hip and wrist fractures combined. Why is this number so... Read more Chevron

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