Most Osteoporosis Guidelines Do Not Discuss Patient Choices
When patient beliefs, values, preferences are cited, they are not usually supported by evidence
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ENDO: Recommendations Issued for Treating Osteoporosis
Pharmacological management recommended for postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture
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Osteoporosis Medication Use After Hip Fracture
Recurrent fracture after an initial osteoporotic fracture is a major public health burden, with...
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AAOS: Supplement Use Low in Patients With Osteoporosis, Hip Fracture
Non-Caucasian minorities less likely to receive proper supplementation
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Elderly Men Undertreated for Osteoporosis
Also, black men and women are much less likely to be treated than their white counterparts
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Fewer Older Men Assessed, Treated for Osteoporosis
Fewer older men than women, even with higher risk, undergo DXA screening, 25(OH)D measurement
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Amgen’s postmenopausal osteoporosis drug wins FDA panel backing
By Saumya Joseph and Aakash B (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Young Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Risk for Osteoporosis
Women diagnosed before age 50 have twice the risk versus cancer-free peers
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Denosumab Promising for TDT-Induced Osteoporosis Treatment
Higher percentage increase of L1 to L4 and wrist bone mineral density with DMN, reduction in pain
Read MoreOsteoporosis drugs tied to lower fracture risk and health costs
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older women with osteoporosis who consistently take medications for the condition may have a lower risk of fractures and lower total health costs than their counterparts who stop taking...
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Drop in Osteoporosis Treatment Initiation After Hip Fracture
Adherence to regimen needed to cut subsequent fracture risk
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USPSTF Favors Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fracture
Screening with bone measurement recommended for women aged ≥65, younger women at risk
Read MoreSpine surgery may not be needed to ease back pain from osteoporosis
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don’t experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with...
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Osteoporosis-Related Bone Fractures Linked to Air Pollution
Exposure to air pollution is associated with osteoporosis-related loss of bone mineral density and...
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Men Face Greater Risk of Death Following Osteoporosis-Related Fractures
Men face a greater risk of mortality following a fracture related to osteoporosis, a common...
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Bone Markers as Screening Strategy for Patient Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications
A new position paper proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have...
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Osteoporosis & Fractures in Men
As the United States population continues to live longer, the incidence of osteoporotic fragility...
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New Guidelines on Osteoporosis in Men
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in...
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Osteoporosis & Bone-Density Testing
An American investigation suggests that osteoporosis would likely develop in less than 10% of...
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Screening Recommendations for Osteoporosis
Over half of all postmenopausal women will develop a fracture related to osteoporosis during their...
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