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High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis
Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute are challenging a widely held belief that fractures resulting from major trauma, such as automobile accidents, are not related to osteoporosis, the common disease that makes bones weak and prone to fracture.   view more (2007-11-29)

Down in the mouth?
A woman's mouth has a lot to say, even when it's not talking. Things that alter the female body, such as prescription medications to help prevent diseases such as osteoporosis or depression, diabetes, or a vitamin deficiency, can affect a woman's oral health.   view more (2007-06-26)

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Beneficial In Men 60 And Older
The risk of osteoporosis (bone fracture) in women is highly recognized by the public. Less appreciated is the fact that the disorder also occurs in men. Some two million males have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and another three million are at risk.    view more (2008-04-08)

Missouri genetic disorder's roots untangled by international team
An international team of researchers has partially untangled the genetic details of a mysterious disorder that formerly caused seizures and death in infant boys within a month of birth.   view more (2005-10-20)

Osteoporosis drug Fosamax linked to heart problem
omen who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington published in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine.   view more (2008-04-29)

Monitoring bone density in older women is unnecessary and potentially misleading
Monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women taking osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) is unnecessary and potentially misleading.   view more (2009-06-24)

Turmeric prevents experimental rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss, University of Arizona study shows
An ancient spice, long used in traditional Asian medicine, may hold promise for the prevention of both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, according to a recently completed study at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.   view more (2006-10-30)

First study to examine vitamin D insufficiency in pediatric patients with low bone density
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased amount of nutritional vitamin D intake as well as increased sun exposure.   view more (2008-06-02)

European Commission carries out research towards preventing the occurrence of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, which means porous bones, is a disease that thins and weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. The vast majority of individuals affected by osteoporosis are women. Although the disease can strike at any age, the greatest risk for fractures from osteoporosis occurs after menopause. This is because women's bodies... view more... (2002-09-23)

Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength
Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life.   view more (2009-01-27)

Low carbohydrate diet did not increase bone loss, study finds
A strict low-carbohydrate diet had no effect on bone loss for adults following an Adkins-type diet for weight loss, a three-month study by rheumatologists at the University of South Florida found.   view more (2006-05-25)

Merck's odanacatib increased BMD over 2 years at key fracture sites in Phase IIB study
Two-year data from a Phase IIB study of odanacatib (formerly MK-0822), an investigational, selective cathepsin-K inhibitor in development for the treatment of osteoporosis by Merck & Co., Inc., demonstrated dose- dependent increases in bone mineral density (BMD) at the total hip, lumbar spine and femoral neck fracture sites and decreased... view more... (2008-09-17)

Serendipity versus planning-cancer drugs of the future?
Delegates at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-5) were given two examples of promising new drugs to watch in the future-raloxifene and lapatinib.   view more (2006-03-27)

Got carrots? Vegetables may have bone to pick as calcium providers
A specially developed carrot has been produced to help people absorb more calcium.   view more (2008-01-15)

New research on structure of bones raises questions for treatment of osteoporosis
Researchers have discovered that the structure of human bones is vastly different than previously believed - findings which will have implications for how some debilitating bone disorders are treated.   view more (2007-10-17)

University of Surrey Scientist Awarded 2001 Nutrition Society Silver Medal
Dr Susan New, a Lecturer in Nutrition at the University of Surrey has been awarded the prestigious Silver Medal of the UK Nutrition Society at its Diamond Jubilee Conference in Sheffield this week. She will present her Silver Medal Lecture in a plenary session to the conference, which will be attended by nutrition scientists from across the world.... view more... (2001-07-10)

Rare mutation causes early heart disease and metabolic syndrome
Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a rare defect in a single gene that poses a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.   view more (2007-03-02)

New research clarifies roles of calcium, vitamin D, and protein in bone health, fracture risk
New research shows calcium in food might do more to protect bones than supplemental calcium in pill form, according to results presented at the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis in Toronto, Canada. Bones lose calcium as they age, making them vulnerable to osteoporosis and fractures.   view more (2006-06-06)

Periodontal diseases are blind to age
Two new studies in the June issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) suggest that periodontal diseases are a threat to women of all ages due to hormonal fluctuations that occur at various stages of their lives.   view more (2007-06-13)

Vitamin D deficiency: Common and problematic yet preventable
In a review article to appear in the July 19th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Michael Holick, an internationally recognized expert in vitamin D, provides an overview of his pioneering work that expounds on the important role vitamin D plays in a wide variety of chronic health conditions, as well as suggesting strategies for the... view more... (2007-07-19)
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