Osteoporosis Treatment and Symptoms news Bone Loss
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is changed. Osteoporotic bones are more susceptible to fracture. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as either a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak bone mass (20-year-old person standard) as measured by DEXA or any fragility fracture. While treatment modalities are ...
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Osteoporosis News Headlines
- IOF Launches Global Physician Training In Osteoporosis Diagnosis - Ten Courses To Be Run Worldwide In 2007; Bookings Now Open For 2008
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Researchers Discover Protein That Appears To Regulate Bone Mass Loss, The Cause Of Osteoporosis
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- As Many As 700,000 Americans Annually Suffer Vertebral Compression Fractures
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Edinburgh To Host "Next Steps" Conference - Scotland's CMO To Call For Integrated Approach To Falls, Fractures And Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Women May Be Able To 'Take Break' From Osteoporosis Drug Without Losing Benefit
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- International Osteoporosis Foundation Warns Of Bone Damage From Anorexia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Men Warned Of Osteoporosis Problems By McMaster Researcher
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Men also at risk for osteoporosis
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:49 EST
- Skinny teens warned about osteoporosis risk
Reuters - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:57 EST
- Men Warned Of Osteoporosis Problems
ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Better Strategies For Osteoporosis Prevention And Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Statehealthfacts.org Adds Updated Information On Women's Health
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Men Told To Watch Their Step: Consequences Of Failing To Treat Osteoporosis
ScienceDaily - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Initiation Of Phase III Program Using Emisphere's Eligen(R) Technology For Oral Salmon Calcitonin
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Green Peas: A Vitamin Powerhouse
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Dental X-rays may help detect osteoporosis
Reuters - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46 EST
- Dental X-rays can spot osteoporosis
MSNBC - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:36 EST
- Proposed FDA Claim Recognizes Role Of Key Nutrients In Dairy In Reducing Osteoporosis Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Dental X-Rays May Warn of Osteoporosis
MedicineNet - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Dentists Could Detect Osteoporosis, Automatically
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Dentists Could Detect Osteoporosis, Automatically
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- FDA wants to boost food claims on osteoporosis
Reuters - Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:33 EST
- FDA wants to boost food claims on osteoporosis
Reuters - Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:45 EST
- Dental X-Rays May Warn of Osteoporosis
WebMD - Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Dentists Could Detect Osteoporosis, Automatically
ScienceDaily - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Women On Osteoporosis Drug Can Discontinue Use With No Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Women On Osteoporosis Drug Can Discontinue Use With No Risk, Study Finds
ScienceDaily - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Managing Early-Onset Menopause
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Osteoporosis drug gives lasting protection: study
Reuters - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:01 EST
- Women Can Take 'Vacation' From Osteoporosis Drug
MedicineNet - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Researchers On The Path To Building Bone
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Researchers On The Path To Building Bone
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Vitamin D may prevent alcohol-related bone loss
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:39 EST
- Men Should Watch Their Step -- Consequences Of The Failure To Treat Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- 2nd Fracture Risk Same in Men as Women
WebMD - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:56 EST
- Electronic Health Record-Based Programs Triples Osteoporosis Screening Rate, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
- Targeting A Single Gene Could Inhibit Bone Decay And Stimulate Bone Growth - May Lead To Drug Treatments For Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Merrion Announces Positive Clinical Results For Osteoporosis Drug MER 103
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Osteologix Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial Of Investigational Drug For Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Prunes may help stave off bone loss
The Earth Times - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:20 EST
- Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. Provides Update On Parathyroid Hormone (PTH1-34) Nasal Spray For Treatment Of Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Prunes may help stave of bone loss
The Earth Times - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:49 EST
- Can Prunes Reverse Bone Loss After Menopause? FSU Study
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Can Prunes Reverse Bone Loss After Menopause?
ScienceDaily - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Fastest Osteoporosis Drug: Actonel
MedicineNet - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- Fastest Osteoporosis Drug: Actonel
WebMD - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:10 EST
- Vitamin D Or Boniva® (ibandronate) Reduces Bone Loss From Binge Drinking
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Cola Is Associated With Bone Mineral Density Loss So May Up Osteoporosis Risk For Older Women
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:00 EST
- Women can stop bone saving drug
BBC - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:45 EST
- IOF To Launch Most Ambitious World Osteoporosis Day To Date; October "bone Nutrition" Event To Involve Osteoporosis Societies In Over 80 Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:00 EST
- The Link Between Breast Cancer And Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Targeting A Single Gene Could Inhibit Bone Decay And Stimulate Bone Growth â„¢
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Depression And Osteoporosis Connection Shown By Hebrew University Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Dually Porous Glass Shows Promise In Helping Damaged Bone Regenerate
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Connection Between Depression And Osteoporosis Shown By Hebrew University Researchers
ScienceDaily - Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:00 EST
- Targeting A Single Gene Could Inhibit Bone Decay And Stimulate Bone Growth
ScienceDaily - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Dually Porous Glass Shows Promise In Helping Damaged Bone Regenerate
ScienceDaily - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Prozac May Protect Against Osteoporosis
MedicineNet - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- To avoid fractures, elderly prefer pill to device
Reuters - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:58 EST
- New Study Shows Actonel Almost Halves The Risk Of Hip Fractures Compared To Alendronate
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Estrens Might Not Be The Answer For Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:00 EST
- Low Serum Testosterone Levels Independently Associated With Fall Risk In Elderly Men
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:00 EST
- Consuming Cola May Up Osteoporosis Risk For Older Women, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Cola Raises Osteoporosis Risk For Women Regardless Of Calcium Intake And Age
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Chondrocytes: New Contractors To Help Vitamin D Build Bones
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Math Model Could Aid Study Of Collagen Ailments
ScienceDaily - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Vitamin link to bone loss probed
BBC - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:28 EST
- Study Suggests Vitamin K Deficiency As An Osteoporosis Risk Factor
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Growth Factor Signals Influence Balance Between Normal Growth And Cancerous Growth
ScienceDaily - Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Osteoporosis Treatment Now Approved In Europe And US For Men
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:00 EST
- New Formula Predicts Osteoporosis Fracture Risk
MedicineNet - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Osteoporosis risk formula devised
BBC - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:01 EST
- The U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approves Actonel For Broader Use In Men With Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:00 EST
- Depression can weaken bones, Israeli study shows
Reuters - Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:14 EST
- Depression can weaken bones, Israeli study shows
Reuters - Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:14 EST
- Curry spice 'help for arthritis'
BBC - Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:03 EST
- Once-Yearly Osteoporosis Drug in Works
WebMD - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:46 EST
- Number Of Endocrinologists Declines Nationwide As Population With Diabetes, Obesity, Osteoporosis Increases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:00 EST
- Once-Yearly Reclast(R) Demonstrates Highly Significant Fracture Risk Reductions In The Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, New Study Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Women With Osteoporosis More Likely To Stay On Once-Monthly Oral Bonviva® Than On A Once-Weekly Treatment Regimen
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- Osteoporosis Drug Shown to Cut Fractures
Washington Post - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- Base Supplements May Help Fight Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- New way to build stronger bones
BBC - Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:05 EST
- Colas linked to brittle bones
The Earth Times - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:34 EST
- New Guide To Support Doctor-Patient Collaboration In Osteoporosis Management
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Major New Osteoporosis Study To Recruit People In Orkney
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:00 EST
- Oral Treatment With A Vitamin D3 Analogue (BXL628) Has Anti-inflammatory Effects In Rodent Model Of Interstitial Cystitis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Higher Persistency Rates Seen With FOSAMAX® Once Weekly Therapies Compared To Other Weekly And Monthly Oral Bisphosphonates
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Once-yearly bone drug reduces fractures
Reuters - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:47 EST
- IU Radiologists Evaluate Treatments For Osteoporosis Spinal Fractures
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- Once-a-year Novartis drug slashes fracture risk in post-menopausal women
The Earth Times - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:52 EST
- Banyu Receives Japan Manufacturing Approval For Fosamax, Treatment Drug For Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- Understanding High-Dose Steroid Link to Osteoporosis
MedicineNet - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- Actress And Osteoporosis Advocate Sally Field Salutes Women's Health Innovators And Encourages American Women To 'Rally With Sally' For Bone Health
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- Researchers Reveal How Long-term Use Of Anti-inflammatory Medication Can Cause Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
- Consuming Extra Virgin Olive Oil Helps To Combat Degenerative Diseases, Such As Cancer Or Osteoporosis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Sankyo To Launch Osteoporosis Treatment Drug In Europe
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:00 EST
- Women Show 47 Percent Greater Persistence With Osteoporosis Drugs If Offered Monthly Tablet, Support
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- Leading International Osteoporosis Experts To Present At World''s Largest Osteoporosis Congress, June 2 - 6 2006 Toronto
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:00 EST
- Guidelines Found To Be Effective In Treatment Of Osteoporosis And Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:00 EST
