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October 02, 2008
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Calcium, Weight and Osteoporosis
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...your calcium, watching yout weight and your risk of osteoporosis. What they've come up with is... Read more »
bone transplant?
By Lila de Tantillo , Health ExpertWhat if instead of taking osteoporosis medication one could just get more bone -- a genetic match... Read more »
Reclast (Zoledronic Acid) Once-a-year Osteoporosis Medicine Approved
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...final approval from the FDA for the treatment of osteoporosis. The bisphosphonate medication... Read more »
Depression and Osteoporosis Linked in Women
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...Deputy Director Richard Nakamura, PhD, commented:"Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Too often,... Read more »
Depression and Osteoporosis Linked in Women
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...neither is the cause of the other. Like Migraine, osteoporosis is more common among women than... 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 »How to Use This Site
OsteoporosisConnection.com Learning that you or someone you love has osteoporosis can be frightening. You may feel overwhelmed with questions. That’s normal. And that’s why we 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 »Dr. Neil Gonter: OsteoporosisConnection.com
...disease, with a specialization in rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal ultrasound, gout, as well as osteoporosis. He is certified by the International Society of Clinical Densitometry as a... Read more »Frequently Asked Questions
...broken hip will be able to get around as they did before the hip fracture. Many will need long-term care.What is osteoporosis and who gets it? Osteoporosis is a disease that involves loss of bone... 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: Not Just a Womens Disease
June 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Osteoporosis is not just a disease women get. Over the next 15 years, osteoporosis is expected to increase in men by roughly 50... 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 »
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 »
Virtual Colonoscopy Screens Two Diseases
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a way to screen for both colorectal cancer and osteoporosis at the same time. A new study from the University of... Read summary »
Guts Grow Bones
December 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A surprising new discovery in how bones grow may lead to a novel treatment of osteoporosis. Bone growth is controlled in the... Read summary »
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