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Bariatric Surgery Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
June 4, 2011 — People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found, according to new ... > full story -
Anorexic Girls Have Increased Bone Density After Physiological Estrogen Treatment, Study Finds
June 4, 2011 — Estrogen therapy improves low bone density due to anorexia nervosa in teenage girls with the disease when given as a patch or as a low oral dose that is physiological (close to the form or amount of ... > full story -
Severity of Facial Wrinkles May Predict Bone Density in Early Menopause, Study Suggests
June 4, 2011 — A new study finds that the worse a woman's skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density ... > full story -
Fracture Prediction Methods May Be Useful for Patients With Diabetes
May 31, 2011 — Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a ... > full story -
Effects of Celiac Disease on Bone Mineral Density Are Pronounced in Lumbar Spine Than Femoral Neck
May 26, 2011 — Patients with celiac disease are more than 4.5 times more likely to develop osteoporosis compared to healthy people in an age and gender matched cohort with no identifiable risk factors for ... > full story -
Increasing Daily Calcium Will Not Reduce the Risk of Fractures in Later Life, Study Suggests
May 24, 2011 — While moderate amounts of calcium (around 700 mg a day) are vital for maintaining healthy bones, there is no need to start increasing calcium intake in order to reduce the risk of fractures or ... > full story -
A Direct Path for Understanding and Treating Brittle Bones
May 22, 2011 — Researchers have new insights into the means by which bone cells produce new bone in response to mechanical stresses, such as exercise. New findings lay a path for developing new strategies for ... > full story -
Artificial Disc a Viable Alternative to Fusion for Two-Level Disc Disease, Study Finds
May 20, 2011 — When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard ... > full story -
Gene-Modified Stem Cells Help Protect Bone Marrow from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy
May 20, 2011 — Although chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells, it can also have a strong toxic effect on normal cells such as bone marrow and blood cells. Researchers report that one possible approach to reduce ... > full story -
Paraplegic Man Stands and Moves Legs Voluntarily After New Treatment
May 19, 2011 — Researchers have used a stimulating electrode array to assist a paralyzed man to stand, step on a treadmill with assistance, and, over time, to regain voluntary movements of his limbs. The electrical ... > full story
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