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New Screening Guidelines: Less Frequent = Just as Effective?

If you’re a woman aged 65 or older, generally accepted recommendations for osteoporosis screening call for it to begin at age 65, and continue every 2 years thereafter.But that may be about to change.The current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations, developed in 2002, are being challenged by findings of a study released at the... Read moreChevron
posted 01/22/2011, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
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Our "Fallen" Leaders, Clinton and Sotomayor: Victims of Osteoporosis?

From the Los Angeles Times’ blogger Andrew Malcolm, in a blogpost from last Wednesday:"Being a New York woman in the Obama administration seems like a dangerous thing to be these days."First, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor broke her ankle in a fall en route to Washington from New York."Now, former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who's... Read moreChevron
posted 06/22/2009, comments (0)|
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Having A DEXA Scan? Start Here

Bone density: How thick/heavy/tightly packed with minerals your bones are. The more tightly packed—the denser your bones—the stronger they are, and the less likely to break. When bone density falls below a certain level, you have osteoporosis.DEXA scan: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, the most common, and one of the most accurate... Read moreChevron
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How Do I Know If My Osteoporosis Treatment is Working? The Role of Bone Markers

Reader Question: My doctor who has been treating me for osteoporosis told me that I should stop taking my medicine because my ‘bone markers' were low. What does this mean? I am scared to go off my medicines. What is this test? After the diagnosis of osteoporosis is made and one begins therapy, it is often difficult to determine if the... Read moreChevron
posted 11/21/2008, comments (0)|
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