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posted 02/21/2008, comments (5)

Vitamin D intake, just diagnosed seeking information

Having just been diagnosed with having osteoporosis, despite a very active life syle and weight bearing exercise, I am unsure of many of the do and dont's of calcium supplements etc.How important is taking Vit D with a calcium supplement? How much Vit D should I be taking? Can Vit D, have any negative effects on the body if I took too much?I... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/30/2008, comments (0)

Check Up On Your Bones

The National Institutes of Health has put together a great new web resource to help you analyze your risk for osteoporosis. It's called "Check up on your bones" and it asks a series of questions about your history and lifestyle (exercise, diet, etc.). The site then informs you of your risk factors and suggests changes you could make... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/24/2008, comments (10)

Forteo Reaction

I recently stopped taking my Forteo after being on it a full year. About an hour after my last injection in December, my face became flushed, I felt hot, my heart began poundly wildly and my chest ached. I was afraid I was going to pass out. Even though the episode lasted a few minutes it was extremely... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/28/2007, comments (0)

Osteoporosis Scale?

Have you heard about the scale you step on that vibrates your body and supposedly prevents osteoporosis? It's called Dynamic Motion Therapy and I just saw an article about it at http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10386.aspx . To be sure I'm a bit skeptical, though I would love to be proven wrong by rigorous medical... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/26/2007, comments (0)

possible new osteoporosis med

The FDA has given conditional approval for a new drug, bazedoxefene, which would be sold as Viviant if approved. It's a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator), the class of drugs that includes Evista. The company is Wyeth; let's see how long it takes to get it out to market.

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