osteoporosis treatment

Osteoporosis care at risk in the United States

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:54:43 -0600

According to a paper published in the November issue of the Springer journal Osteoporosis International, Medicare reimbursement for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been cut to levels substantially below the cost to perform the procedure.

Why osteoporosis patients are missing their supplementation

harminka — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:40:53 -0500

New research published today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Montréal, Canada, reveals that less than half (43%) of patients in Europe with osteoporosis are claiming to take both calcium and vitamin D supplementation with their osteoporosis treatment.

Turning on hormone tap could aid osteoporosis fight

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:02:58 -0500

A potential new drug that 'opens the taps' for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth – and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers.

Benefits of aspirin for treating osteoporosis

harminka — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:50:23 -0500

Researchers at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry have uncovered the health benefits of aspirin in the fight against osteoporosis.

Tufts researcher leads revision of osteoporosis guidelines

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:08:56 -0500

Tufts University researcher Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D., chaired the committee that recently updated the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.

Differences in standard of care for osteoporosis across world

harminka — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:15:44 -0500

In a first-of-its-kind study in osteoporosis, one in four women surveyed from Europe, North America, and Australia reported having one or more bone fractures since the age of 45 years. Among women considered to be at high risk for a fracture, only 26% reported use of bone-saving drugs, with use reported significantly less frequently in Europe than in North America and Australia.

Oral health maintenance important for patients with osteoporosis

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:12:38 -0500

Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early detection and treatment of patients who have or may develop osteoporosis, say researchers in the cover story of the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

Genotyping takes us closer to an osteoporosis fingerprint

harminka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:53:49 -0500

For the first time ever, an extensive genome-wide search has been undertaken to find the genes linked to osteoporosis and fracture. Five regions of interest have been identified that appear to warrant further scientific investigation.

ESCEO European guidance for osteoporosis diagnosis and management

harminka — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:44:10 -0500

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the recently published paper European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO).

Popular osteoporosis drugs triple risk of bone necrosis

harminka — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:09:32 -0600

A University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute study has found that a popular class of osteoporosis drugs nearly triples the risk of developing bone necrosis, a condition that can lead to disfigurement and incapacitating pain.

UD research to shed light on osteoporosis

harminka — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:05:41 -0600

Ten million people in the United States are estimated to already have bone diseases, and almost 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, putting them at increased risk for osteoporosis, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

Electronic medical records and outreach improve osteoporosis care

harminka — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:58:36 -0500

Electronic medical records and outreach programs of e-mail messages, letters and phone calls to patients and their primary care providers after a bone fracture can dramatically improve the diagnosis and management of the patients’ osteoporosis, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.