Osteoporosis
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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Based on an independent analysis and verification of the risk for stroke, the drug’s sponsor, Merck, has withdrawn odanacatib from review by the...
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VIDEO: Romosozumab bested teriparatide in hip BMD transitioning from bisphosphonates
Key clinical point: Romosozumab raised total hip BMD to a significantly greater extent than did teriparatide after 12 months in postmenopausal...
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One-time AMH level predicts rapid perimenopausal bone loss
Key clinical point: Anti-Müllerian hormone levels strongly predict the rate of perimenopausal bone mineral density loss and might help identify...
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Early estrogen likely prevents bone fractures in Turner syndrome
Improved bone mineral density
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Romosozumab, coming ACR guidelines mark recent high points in osteoporosis
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Sleep duration linked with gestational weight gain
Both short and long sleep duration during pregnancy are associated with extremes of gestational weight gain, according to findings from a...
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High-dose vitamin D increases fall risk in study of 200 patients
Older adults treated with high-dose vitamin D as part of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial achieved target 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at 6...
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Denosumab better at building bone than zoledronic acid
Denosumab appears to be preferable to zoledronic acid when transitioning from oral bisphosphonates in previously treated postmenopausal women.
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FDA issues revised warning for adverse effects associated with canagliflozin
The FDA has issued a revised warning and precaution regarding the risk of bone fractures while taking canagliflozin for management of type 2...
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Osteoporosis trends collide for Mexican American women
Women aged 65 years and older were 4.4 times as likely as men their age to have osteoporosis, and Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older were 2...