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Steroids help reverse rapid bone loss tied to rib fractures

New research in animals triggered by a combination of serendipity and counterintuitive thinking could point the way to treating fractures caused by rapid bone loss in people, including patients with metastatic ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Epilepsy drugs increase risk of fractures and falls

(Medical Xpress) -- New research has shed light on the high risk of fractures, falls, and osteoporosis among epilepsy patients using antiepileptic drugs with most patients unaware of the risks associated with taking the drugs.

Neuroscience created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-term use of osteoporosis medication may reduce bone fracture risk for some patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Continuing a popular but controversial treatment for osteoporosis could reduce spine fracture risk for a particular group of patients, but others could see little to no change if they discontinue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows exercise can improve bone density in postmenopausal women

(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers in the West Virginia University School of Public Health and the University of Colorado shows that exercise can improve bone density in postmenopausal women.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Project shows benefits of applying sex and gender analysis in research

In the United States and Europe, osteoporosis is considered primarily a "woman's disease" and men are rarely evaluated for the condition, which causes bones to become weak and brittle, and increases the risk ...

Medical research created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In Brazil number of hip fractures expected to increase 32 percent by 2050

A new Audit report on fragility fractures, issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), predicts that Brazil will experience an explosion in the number of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0