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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 more Chevron

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (2)

Too Much Exercise? What Every Woman Athlete Should Know About Osteoporosis

On just about any short list of how to prevent osteoporosis, you are likely to see the importance of calcium, Vitamin D, and regular exercise. But in some cases, devotion to working out - especially when paired with an overly stringent dietary regimen - can actually contribute to premature bone loss and even early osteoporosis, especially for... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (2)

Older Guys: Get Evaluated for Osteoporosis

Older men should be evaluated regularly for osteoporosis, according to new guidelines of men and the bone-thinning disease released by the American College of Physicians. There's been an undercurrent of men-get-osteoporosis-too coverage in the press in recent years. But this set of guidelines is based on pretty rigorous analysis of research to see... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/16/2008, comments (0)

Reclast vs. Actonel for steroid induced osteoporosis

A new study indicates that zoledronic acid -sold as Reclast in the U.S. - increased bone mass in the spine more than risedrontate - brand name Actonel - for patients who have osteoporosis caused by long-term steroid use (known at GIO, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis). Actonel is a bisphosphonate drug taken as a daily pill, while Reclast,... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/26/2008, comments (0)

Osteoporosis awareness in the Middle East

Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia's ministry of health sent more than a million text messages to spread the word about bone health. Now a new campaign has been launched in the Middle East to raise public concern about osteoporosis and low bone mass. The effort, which is sponsored by Novartis Consumer Health, will offer free bone scans in the... Read more Chevron

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