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Bone Mass Loss
Children who have Crohn's disease have bone loss that researchers say does not completely resolve with treatment. Traditionally, bone loss in IBD patients has been viewed as a result of steroid therapy, but a study of 67 children showed that the patients had bone and muscle loss before starting steroids. In fact, researchers found that treatment with steroids helped improve the children's body mass index and muscle mass, but did not appear to improve bone strength or muscle scores.
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Low Bone Mass in Children, Part Two: Options
Low Bone Mass in Children, Part One: Causes Low Bone Mass in Children, Part Three: What Now? In adults, osteoporosis is generally... Read more »
Best Bones Forever: Tweens and Teens Making a Difference with Bone...
Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could slow or even stop the progression of osteoporosis? Well the Best Bones ForeverTM web site, under the... Read more »
Fosamax Does Not Build Bone, It Prevents Loss and There's a Difference
It seems to me that far too many health care providers are jumping to prescribe one of the "bone-building" drugs as the first response for... Read more »
Osteoporosis Screening: If a Portable Scanner Indicates Bone Loss
You're concerned about your bone health. Perhaps you've heard the worrisome statistics - that up to half of postmenopausal women, and a... Read more »
Mice Test Amgen Bone Loss Vaccine on Space Shuttle Atlantis
NASA sends mice into space for a unique study on osteoporosis. Astronauts lose bone mass while traveling in zero gravity, and a new... Read more »
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Prozac may increase bone mass in RA patients, study finds
Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have found that Prozac (fluoxetine) may block bone loss caused by inflammation as well as stimulate new bone... Read more »
Osteoporosis (Bone Loss)
Source: Breastcancer.org
Osteoporosis happens when your bone mass and bone density are below normal. If you have osteoporosis, you have a higher risk of breaking a bone. The... Read more »
Bone loss may continue after weight loss ends
When people lose weight, they often lose some muscle and bone mass as well, but a new study has found that changes in the bone may continue even... Read more »
Discovery could lead to new RA, bone loss meds
A team of scientist has uncovered new details about how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone. RA patients' immune systems produce too much of a... Read more »
Study: Walking helps bone loss in prostate cancer patients
Researchers say brisk walking could reverse the severe bone loss associated with a common prostate cancer therapy. In a small study of prostate... Read more »
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