Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis treatment may also benefit breast cancer patients

Oct 02, 2014 PM EDT

MUHC-led study shows treatment has protective effect on bone metastasis

Eat Dried Plums to Improve Your Bone Health: Study

Jul 21, 2014 AM EDT

Eating dried plums daily prevents osteoporosis, according to a study.

Bone loss persists 2 years after weight loss surgery

Jun 24, 2014 PM EDT

A new study shows that for at least two years after bariatric surgery, patients continue to lose bone, even after their weight stabilizes. The results-in patients undergoing gastric bypass, the most common type of weight loss surgery-were presented M..

Supplements of calcium and vitamin D may have too much for some older women

Jun 19, 2014 AM EDT

Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online today inMenopause, the journal of The North American Men..

Chemical strategy hints at better drugs for osteoporosis, diabetes

Jun 17, 2014 PM EDT

By swapping replacement parts into the backbone of a synthetic hormone, UW-Madison graduate student Ross Cheloha and his mentor, Sam Gellman, along with collaborators at Harvard Medical School, have built a version of a parathyroid hormone that resis..

Asthma Medications Increase the Risk of Bone Loss: Study

May 03, 2014 AM EDT

Oral medications given to asthma patients reduce bone density, according to a study.

Housework Reduces Disability Risk

May 01, 2014 PM EDT

Doing even light house work helps prevent the development of disability, according to a recent study.

For Sick, Elderly Patients, Surgical Decision Making “Takes a Village”

Apr 10, 2014 PM EDT

Surgical decision making for sick, elderly patients should be orchestrated by a multidisciplinary team, including the patient, his or her family, the surgeon, primary care physician, nurses and non-clinicians, such as social workers, advocates Lauren..

22 million women aged over 50 are affected by osteoporosis in the European Union

Nov 14, 2013 PM EST

A recent report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) estimates that more than 22 million women aged between 50-84 years in the European Union (EU) have osteoporosis (1). Postmenopausal women are at greatest risk of broken bones d..