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Hip fracture rates have dropped, Canada study finds
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Source: Reuters
Hip fracture rates have declined among the elderly for a variety of reasons, but the disabling injury is still a major health threat as populations age, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
A steady year-over-year decline in fracture rates since 1985 predates widespread use of drugs used to treat osteoporosis and preserve bone density, the researchers [...]
How strong are your bones? DEXA-Scan can tell you
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Don’t wait until your bones get so brittle that they break and fracture more easily than normal. A routine DEXA-Scan is the term used for “Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.” It is a simple, fast and safe way to determine the presences and or risk of developing osteoporosis by detecting low bone density before bones weaken [...]
Osteoporosis Drugs Work, but How?
Thursday, January 1st, 2009Osteoporosis Drugs Work, but How?
Study Shows Fosamax Is Effective but May Not Work the Way Experts Believed
Millions of people with osteoporosis take bisphosphonates like the drug Fosamax to make their bones stronger. The drugs work well, but a new study shows that they probably don’t work in the way experts have thought.It has been widely [...]
