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Long Term Effects Of Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and low bone mass are common conditions, affecting as many as 44 million individuals in the United States. Osteoporosis has been estimated to lead to 1.3 million bone fractures a year in people over 45 years of age, which is represents 70 percent of all fractures...
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ABC News Warns of Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs May Lead to...
As women go through perimenopause and menopause, one of the emerging concerns is how to stop the loss of bone density. Experts are not sure... Read more »
More Osteoporosis Research: Why Bears Don't Get Osteoporosis
Two PhD students at Michigan Technological University have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation grants to pursue research... Read more »
Exercising with Osteoporosis: Be Safe, Be Effective
Once you have osteoporosis, exercise can be tricky. Are “active” exercises dangerous? Is swimming effective? Let’s find out what... Read more »
Osteoporosis after Breast Cancer
Lila de Tantillo, an expert from our partner site OsteoporosisConnection.com, discusses osteoporosis as a side effect of breast cancer... Read more »
Tolerating Bisphosphonates: When Do You Go From Oral to IV Treatment...
How common is it for patients to have difficulty tolerating oral bisphosphonates?The difficulties with oral bisphosphonates became known... Read more »
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Treatment Options for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break. The most common bones affected are the hip, wrist and vertebrae. Approximately 10... Read more »
New osteoporosis med found effective in new studies
Data presented at a recent conference suggests that the new osteoporosis med Protelos is effective at treating the bone-loss condition. Researchers... Read more »
Osteoporosis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention You can help to prevent osteoporosis by: Getting enough calcium and vitamin D - Many doctors routinely recommend extra... Read more »
Osteoporosis: Medications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Two types of drugs are used to prevent and treat osteoporosis:Antiresorptive Drugs. Antiresorptives include bisphosphonates, hormone replacement... Read more »
New Developments in Osteoporosis
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Osteoporosis
Researchers in Greece investigated the association of osteoporosis and tooth loss in 651 females between the ages of 45-70. On the average,... Read more »
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