Some women may not need regular bone mineral density tests
It took nearly nine years for 3% of the older women without osteoporosis to sustain a spinal fracture or break a hip, wrist, or arm.
Osteoporosis
Sleep apnea linked to osteoporosis
Patients with sleep apnea were found to be 2.7 times more likely to develop osteoporosis.
Bisphosphonate treatment for a fragility fracture
A fragility fracture is defined as a fracture resulting from a fall from a standing height or less.
Osteoporosis in a patient taking anti-seizure medication
Are dual-energy x ray absorptiometry scans safe for patients taking anti-seizure medication?
Even minor changes in physical activity improve bone health
For premenopausal woman, two hours of physical activity per week was linked to lower sclerostin and higher serum IGF-I.
Vitamin D deficiency: Beyond bone health
Vitamin D promotes absorption of calcium in the intestine and maintains adequate serum phosphate and calcium concentrations.
Early menopause ups risk for osteoporosis, fractures, death
Women who experience early menopause are at increased risk for osteoporosis later in life compared with women who reach menopause after the age of 47.
Bisphosphonate use increases risk for eye disease
First-time oral bisphosphonate users are at higher risk for developing uveitis and scleritis.
Generic Boniva approved for osteoporosis
The FDA has granted Apotex Inc., Orchid Healthcare and Mylan Pharmaceuticals approval to market 150 mg generic ibandronate tablets.
Microchip effectively delivers osteoporosis drug
An implantable microchip about the size of a flash memory drive that can be controlled remotely, delivered doses of an osteoporosis drug with the same efficacy as injection.
