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Primary Prevention Osteoporosis
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Bone density loss from osteoporosis is a major cause of disability and death in the elderly, mostly due to subsequent fractures. The lifetime risk of spinal fracture in women is about one in three, and for hip fracture is one in six. Women at highest risk for fractures are those with low bone density plus a history of fractures, particularly low-trauma fractures.
Osteoporosis causes more than 1.5 million fractures annually....
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World Osteoporosis Day: Interview with Dr. Kathryn Diemer on Biennial...
In Honor of World Osteoporosis Day FDA approves Reclast® to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with convenient less... Read more »
Aspirin and diabetes and primary prevention
For many years, it's been a standard recommendation that PWD take aspirin to help protect against heart attacks and strokes, both if... Read more »
What you need to Know about Osteoporosis if you have Multiple...
The main thing you need to know is that you are more at risk for Osteoporosis if you are a woman who also has MS. Osteoporosis is... Read more »
May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: What Will You Do?
Did you know that 10 million people are estimated to have osteoporosis and 34 million have osteopenia? Of the 10 million who have... Read more »
New Vitamin D Recommendations and Osteoporosis Prevention
My mother has always been a big proponent of calcium supplements. She had me swallowing those green pills in elementary school and was... Read more »
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New Medication May Prevent, Cure Osteoporosis
A new pill has halted osteoporosis in an animal study, and may offer hope for humans as well, researchers have found. The medication prevents the... Read more »
Osteoporosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Thin bones Treatment The goals of osteoporosis treatment are to: Control pain from the disease Slow down or stop bone loss ... Read more »
Smoking Increases Osteoporosis Risk
A joint US-China study concluded that exposure to second-hand smoke increased the risk of osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women by a factor of three.... 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 »
Marijuana may prevent osteoporosis
Researchers studying the effect of marijuana on bones say that while it may weaken bones early in life, it could prevent against osteoporosis later.... Read more »
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