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Health & Wellness News tagged with osteoporosis

Impact Of Cannabis On Bones Changes With Age, Study Finds
Health & Wellness  (tags: cannabis, marijuana, osteoporosis )

Angela
- 99 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Scientists investigating the effects of cannabis on bone health have found that its impact varies dramatically with age.
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New Osteoporosis Drug Shown to Reduce Spinal Fractures
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Fitness, osteoporosis, Drugs, denosumab )

Alisa
- 102 days ago - latimes.com
The drug, called denosumab, blocks production of cells that break down bones. In two studies, spinal fractures were reduced by two-thirds in women ages 60-90 and in men getting prostate cancer therapy
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Many Middle-Aged And Older Americans Not Getting Adequate Nutrition
Health & Wellness  (tags: Nutrition, Dietary Supplement, Osteoporosis, Cholesterol, Vitamin, Women's Health )

Kekuhouma
- 261 days ago - sciencedaily.com
As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients lead to medical problems.
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Study Ties Bone Drug to Heart Problem
Health & Wellness  (tags: Seattle, research, bone-strengthening drug, Fosamax, osteoporosis, heart problem in women, warning )


- 573 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
Fosamax, a bone-strengthening drug taken by millions of Americans to ward off osteoporosis, appears to nearly double the risk of a potentially serious heart problem in women, according to research by Seattle investigators.
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Long-Term Data Show Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures Provides Dramatic Pain Relief
Health & Wellness  (tags: research, science, health, humans, treatment, compression, fracture, interventional, medical, osteoporosis, pain, patients, vertebra, vertebral, vertebroplasty )

J.
- 615 days ago - sirweb.org
The injection of medical-grade bone cement into a fractured vertebra, shores up the fracture similar to an internal cast and provides pain relief. However, the treatment is generally reserved for patients who have failed conventional medical management.
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Fifty Percent of Women Stop Their Osteoporosis Treatment Within One Year
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, women, treatment, clinical, drug, fracture, osteoporosis, patients, therapy )

J.
- 623 days ago - springer-sbm.com
50% of women stop their osteoporosis treatment within one year.Those who don't comply with treatment instructions for osteoporosis or who do not respond to treatment are more likely to suffer further fractures,which seriously affects their quality of life
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Avandia May Raise Osteoporosis Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: Avandia, fractures, osteoporosis, medicine, treatment, warning, women, health, healthcare, study, alert )

Lisa
- 722 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia may increase bone thinning, a discovery that could help explain why diabetics can have an increased risk of fractures. New research raises the possibility that long-term treatment could lead to osteoporosis
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Bad To The Bone: UD Research To Shed Light On Osteoporosis
Health & Wellness  (tags: U.S., low bone mass, osteoporosis, health, risks )

Eduardo
- 727 days ago - photonicsonline.com
Ten million people in the United States are estimated to already have bone diseases, and almost 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, putting them at increased risk for osteoporosis, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
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Mild Depression Tied to Bone Loss
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, women, depression, bone loss, osteoporosis, risks )

Eduardo
- 728 days ago - webmd.com
Even mild depression may significantly increase a woman's risk for developing osteoporosis. The average age of the women in the study was 35 and none had reached menopause.
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