Osteoporosis
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Large, intermittent vitamin D doses may increase fracture, fall risk in elderly
Does vitamin D, which builds strong bones, also have a paradoxical effect?
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Targeting Paget’s bone symptoms supported in long-term trial
A continued lack of difference in benefits between intensive bisphosphonate treatment of Paget’s disease of bone versus symptomatic treatment in a...
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Bone fractures more likely to occur in psoriasis, PsA patients
This is the first population-based study to examine the relationship between bone fractures and psoriasis, according to the authors.
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Study highlights need to address vitamin D deficiency in epilepsy patients
Neurologists and other clinicians ordered vitamin D levels, DXA scans, and vitamin D supplementation for epilepsy patients in order to diagnose...
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VIDEO: Denosumab trumps risedronate in bone building for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
WASHINGTON - Denosumab built significantly more bone at the hip and lumbar spine than did risedronate when given for 1 year to patients with...
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VIDEO: ACR recommendations for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis unveiled
WASHINGTON – New American College of Rheumatology recommendations for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis prevention and treatment include...
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Guideline: Supplemental, dietary calcium both heart safe
Both dietary and supplemental calcium should be considered safe for the cardiovascular system as long as total intake doesn’t exceed 2,000-2,500...
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NAMS hormone therapy guidelines stress individualized treatment
The new statement, an update from the North American Menopause Society’s 2012 recommendations, gives targeted recommendations for special...
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Odanacatib reduced fractures but upped stroke risk
Based on an independent analysis and verification of the risk for stroke, the drug’s sponsor, Merck, has withdrawn odanacatib from review by the...
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Zoledronic acid protects against bone density loss caused by antiretrovirals
HIV patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy for the first time should be given 5 mg of zoledronic acid at the start to prevent bone density...
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Psoriatic arthritis patients face more endocrine comorbidities
MIAMI – Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and osteoporosis occur more frequently in people with psoriatic arthritis than in...