Health Central would like to welcome Kathleen Cody, the Executive Director of American Bone Health and the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education. FORE is a California-based research organization focusing on the needs of the medical community to support osteoporosis detection, treatment and prevention. American Bone Health... Read more
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Pam Flores on Osteoporosis
Saturday, May 19 2012
May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention month, and we would like to do something special for the readers. American Bone Health (ABH) has a wonderful campaign going that is perfect for us to show our bone strength and dedication to bone health and education.
Here is what we’d like to do, to show our commitment to our... Read more
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Pam Flores on Osteoporosis
Friday, April 27 2012
I hope you've been following the news on Congress' legislative bill HR 2020/S. 1096, The Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011. This bill is to preserve the pre-2006 cuts to DXA's reimbursement rates through Medicare, which are at an all time low and unaffordable for most. We all need to send... Read more
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Pam Flores on Osteoporosis
Tuesday, April 17 2012
If you are taking Boniva® monthly medication for your osteoporosis and finding it very expensive, or your insurance doesn't cover it-well, good news is here-it's now available in generic.
When a brand name drug becomes available in generic that means the original patent has expired and other companies can manufacture it... Read more
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Pam Flores on Osteoporosis
Wednesday, April 11 2012
Falls are responsible for 95% of hip fractures each year in the United States. If we could incorporate these easy-to-do exercises we could lower the number of hip fractures each year and reduce the medical cost attributable to these types of injuries.
Fracture recovery is a long and painful process, that requires some bed... Read more
