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Osteoporosis Risk Factors After the Menopause
November 13, 2012 — A preliminary study of 127 post-menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy in Portugal suggests that there are several risk factors associated with osteoporosis and bone fracture these include ... > full story -
No Link Found Between Calcium Intake and Coronary Artery Calcification
November 7, 2012 — Researchers have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the ... > full story -
When Considering Bariatric Surgery, Think About Bones
November 2, 2012 — Bariatric surgery, which significantly curtails the amount of food a person can eat, is the most effective treatment against obesity and is being recognized as a potentially valuable tool in the ... > full story -
Steroid Injection Linked to Increased Risk of Bone Fractures
October 25, 2012 — Patients treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief are at increased risk of bone fractures in the spine, according to a new study. Researchers say the risk of fracture increased ... > full story -
Measuring Women's Risk of Osteoporosis
October 19, 2012 — For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone ... > full story -
No Survival Advantage With Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Versus Bone Marrow, Study Suggests
October 19, 2012 — Medical researchers conducted a two-year clinical trial comparing two-year survival probabilities for patients transplanted with peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow stem cells from unrelated ... > full story -
Protein Could Be Key for Drugs That Promote Bone Growth
October 15, 2012 — Researchers have developed a mouse that errs on the side of making bone rather than fat, which could eventually lead to better drugs to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid ... > full story -
Vitamin C Prevents Bone Loss in Animal Models
October 9, 2012 — Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal model that vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis, a disease affecting large numbers of elderly women and men in which bones become ... > full story -
Secondary Osteoporosis: More Than What Meets the Eye!
October 9, 2012 — A new study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the ... > full story -
Computerized Osteoporosis Detection
October 1, 2012 — A computerized approach to examining patient bone X-rays for diagnosis of osteoporosis could side-step the subjectivity associated with visual examination, according to a new ... > full story
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