Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer screening can detect other smoking ills
(HealthDay)—CT lung cancer screening can detect other serious smoking-related conditions, such as heart disease, osteoporosis and emphysema, researchers say.
Sep 12, 2019
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Osteoporosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New opportunities for detecting osteoporosis
Osteoporosis can be detected through low dose computed tomography (LDCT) imaging tests performed for lung cancer screening or other purposes. A study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research found that such tests ...
Nov 4, 2020
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Health
Here's why stroke survivors need to pay attention to bone healt
People who have had a stroke, and the doctors who treat them, have a lot to be concerned about: regaining mobility and function, controlling risk factors for a second stroke, guarding against depression that can result from ...
Aug 9, 2019
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Medications
Generic boniva approved for osteoporosis
(HealthDay) -- The first generic versions of the once-monthly osteoporosis drug Boniva (ibandronate) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 19, 2012
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Health
Research says walking is an ideal activity for people with osteoporosis
As Osteoporosis Month kicks off on Thursday, Brock University Kinesiology Professor Philip Wilson has some simple but effective advice for those living with the disease: lace up your shoes and get walking.
Nov 1, 2018
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Health
Could a less sedentary lifestyle help to beat osteoporosis?
The effects on osteoporosis of prolonged periods of sitting – and the potential impact of less sedentary behaviour – are being explored in research led at the University of Strathclyde.
Jan 9, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
ACR: Strontium ranelate cuts progression of knee OA
(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ACP issues guideline for treating low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published today in Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians treat women with osteoporosis with bisphosphonates (alendronate, ...
May 8, 2017
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Commonly used tool found to be suboptimal in predicting osteoporosis fracture risk in younger post-menopausal women
The commonly used Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), which includes self-identified race and ethnicity information, and the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST), which does not, had suboptimal performance in determining ...
May 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hip fracture patients in long-term care are less likely to receive osteoporosis therapy
Hip fractures, which primarily affect the elderly, are among the most debilitating and life-threatening of osteoporotic fractures: many hip fracture patients never regain their previous level of function and as a result require ...
Mar 28, 2015
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