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Groundbreaking Study May Change Transplant Practices
November 20, 2012 — New research may change the current blood and marrow transplantation practices. The phase III, multicenter study compared harvesting stem cells from bone marrow rather than blood and suggests there ... > full story -
Method for Assessing Hand Bone Density May Identify Those at High Risk of Hip Fractures
November 19, 2012 — A new study shows that a technique for measuring bone density called digital X-ray radiogrammetry (or DXR) used on standard hand radiographs can help to identify patients with a higher risk of hip ... > full story -
Bone Metastases Treatment Can Improve Overall Survival
November 15, 2012 — One of the most frequent sites of metastases is the bone, with an estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer developing bone loss. A study shows that the bone metastases ... > full story -
New Health-Economic Model Shows Benefits of Boosting Dietary Calcium Intake
November 13, 2012 — European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50. The ... > full story -
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
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