Osteoporosis
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Fast-track surgery for hip fracture does not reduce mortality
However, hospital stays were shorter and patients had less delirium and fewer serious infections.
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Zoledronate promotes postdenosumab bone retention
Osteoporosis patients given a single infusion of zoledronate after denosumab retained more than half of bone mineral density gains.
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Anorexia linked to low bone density, osteoporosis
Lower body mass index topped both disease subtype and duration of illness as a predictor of low BMD and probable osteoporosis.
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Adult atopic dermatitis brings increased osteoporosis risk
MADRID – “The absolute risk is low, but it’s real.”
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Vitamin D alone does not reduce fracture risk
Vitamin D supplementation alone does not appear to reduce the risk of fracture, but may do so in combination with calcium, according to a...
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Osteoporotic fracture risk is undermanaged in older adults
Study of Medicare database shows decline in treatment of patients who have an increased risk of fracture.
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Reduced kidney function linked to fractures in older women
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Bisphosphonates turn 50
ORLANDO – The progress seen in treating postmenopausal women with breast cancer, is not evident in younger, premenopasual women or for other...
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Probiotics with Lactobacillus reduce loss in spine BMD for postmenopausal women
Twelve months of the probiotics treatment prevented bone mineral density loss in the lumbar spine when compared with placebo.
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Severe hypoglycemia, poor glycemic control fuels fracture risk in older diabetic patients
The association between severe hypoglycemia, poor glycemic control, and fracture risk seems to be stronger in men than in postmenopausal women.
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Hormone therapy in transgender patients is safe for bone
ORLANDO – An analysis of the available literature on bone health in transwomen and transmen receiving hormone therapy showed that transwomen had...