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Should I Be Treated for Osteoporosis or Osteopenia?
Reader's Question 1: I am 60 years old and recently went for a chest x-ray. While the lung fields were clear, the radiologist discovered a vertebral fracture. I don't remember this happening and I have no back pain. I went for a bone density and my T score of my spine was -1.0. Should I be treated?
Reader's Question 2: I am 57 years old and I have a neurological disease that stops me from walking. I took a bone density and it showed my hip's T score was -1.6. Should I be treated...
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Expert & Community Posts
zoledronic acid update
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...as Paget's disease, but favorable results in use treating osteoporosis were recently reported by... Read more »
Another Country, Same Problems Diagnosing Osteoporosis
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...similar problems (or perhaps even worse) diagnosing and treating osteoporosis as here in the US.... Read more »
Treating Osteoporosis with Vitamin D
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...indicating deficiency of Vitamin D to be widespread among osteoporosis patients. His... Read more »
Pharmacists Step Up for Osteoporosis Medication Compliance
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...our doctors' responsibilities to diagnose and treat osteoporosis as a chronic condition in... Read more »
Osteoporosis Politics: Cuts in Reimbursement for Key Screening Exam (DXA)?
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...health care dollars in the long run by preventing and treating osteoporosis before the patient... Read more »
Health Guide
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. The results of the trial, which were presented at... Read more »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 million people in the US currently have... Read more »Share Your Story
Osteoporosis Connection thrives because individuals like you are willing and eager to share their experience--and expertise--with others coping with depression. Whether you have been diagnosed with... Read more »Bone mineral density test
...Definition A bone mineral density (BMD) test can help your health care provider confirm a diagnosis of osteoporosis. The test can help in several ways: BMD testing is one of the most... Read more »Preventing Compression Fractures of the Back
... Vertebral compression fractures Prevention Treating and preventing osteoporosis is the most effective way to prevent these fractures. Read more »Images
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Medications
...to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). Osteoporosis causes bones to... Read more »
...prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). Osteoporosis causes bones to... Read more »
...to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). Osteoporosis causes bones to... Read more »
...menopause and in men to treat bone weakening (osteoporosis). It is also used in patients who... Read more »
...to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). It belongs to a class of... Read more »
Related News
Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Heart Problems
November 26, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The millions of Americans who take drugs commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis could be at risk for irregular heartbeats,... Read summary »
Aspirin may prevent, treat osteoporosis
October 03, 2008Researchers at the University of Southern California have found that aspirin may treat--and even prevent--osteoporosis. Investigators removed the... Read summary »
Drug Heals Broken Bones
June 08, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug approved for the treatment of osteoporosis is healing broken bones with stem cells. Since 2002, teriparatide (Forteo)... Read summary »
FDA approves osteoporosis drug for men
December 31, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a once-yearly dose of Reclast for the treatment of osteoporosis in men. The yearly dose of... Read summary »
Aclasta recommended for approval in Europe
October 03, 2008The committee that advises European regulators about which medications to approve has recommended that Aclasta be approved to treat osteoporosis.... Read summary »
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