Bone Drug Reverses Damage in Hand Osteoarthritis
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- The osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) not only stopped structural progression in patients with erosive osteoarthritis of the hand, but showed signs of reversing the damage, according to findings from a small... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - November 15, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Which Exercise Is Best for Bone Health? Which Exercise Is Best for Bone Health?
Running, strength training, yoga — which exercise is best for bone health? Dr Madhusmita Misra offers insight into preferred exercise for patients with osteoporosis.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
So what's the best way to treat osteoporosis? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
DR MARTIN SCURR: Omeprazole is a type of proton pump inhibitor (PPI), a drug that suppresses stomach acid production. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Working from home ‘makes people weaker and could damage bones’
The rise in working from home has led to a drop in physical activity which could result in brittle bones, experts fear. A fall in commuting has contributed to 13 percent of people being less active than a year ago, says the Royal Osteoporosis Society. It also found many are abandoning pandemic fitness regimes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of Kisspeptin on Bone Metabolism in Healthy Men Effects of Kisspeptin on Bone Metabolism in Healthy Men
The beneficial effects of kisspeptin on bone metabolism could lead to a potentially exciting new role for this hormone in the treatment of osteoporosis.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
One in Four Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Has Osteoporosis
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 -- More than one-quarter of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have osteoporosis, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Scientific Reports.
Samaneh Moshayedi, from Arak University of Medical Sciences in Iran,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Engagement in primary prevention program among rural veterans with osteoporosis risk - Miller KL, Mccoy K, Richards C, Seaman A, Solimeo SL.
A primary osteoporosis prevention program using a virtual bone health team (BHT) was implemented to comanage the care of rural veterans in the Mountain West region of the United States. The BHT identified, screened, and treated rural veterans at risk for o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The efficacy of "anatomical posture control orthosis" on the activity of erector spinae muscle, risk of falling, balance confidence, and walking speed in osteoporotic hyperkyphotic subjects - Veiskarami M, Aminian G, Bahramizadeh M, Gholami M, Ebrahimzadeh F, Arazpour M.
BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a silent and asymptomatic disease that leads to thoracic hyperkyphosis, which can interfere with the normal function of the paraspinal musculature and balance control. There is no evidence regarding the effect of the anatomical ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Physiological and ankle functions are discriminating factors for the risk of falls in women in treatment of osteoporosis - Correa RGP, Silveira Gomes AR, Borba VZC.
INTRODUCTION: Elderly women with osteoporosis are at risk of falls and fractures. OBJECTIVE: To compare the intrinsic factors of falls, including ankle evaluation, in a group of elderly women in treatment for osteoporosis compared with a control gr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
CT shows link between sarcopenia, depression in lung cancer patients
CT shows that terminal lung cancer patients with sarcopenia -- a manifestatio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Abdominal CT has great potential for opportunistic imaging
AI applications progress in musculoskeletal applications
Body composition analysis predicts mortality in spinal metastases
AI can assess sarcopenia on chest and abdominal CT exams (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Fractures & Intellectual Disability; Incorporating Telehealth; Start Calcium Young?
(MedPage Today) -- Incidence of fractures -- and particularly hip fractures -- was far higher in people with intellectual disabilities, indicating early-onset osteoporosis. (eClinicalMedicine)
Between 2009-2010 and 2014-2015, life expectancy... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 5, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Osteoporosis and fragility fractures - Testa EJ, Callanan TC, Evans AR, Aaron RK.
Osteoporosis and fragility fractures (FFs) are closely intertwined as the former is a common predisposing factor to the latter. This causal relationship is due to low bone density of osteoporosis and compromised bone microarchitecture, leading to structura... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
ACR Updating Guideline for Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 -- In a summary of an updated clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Rheumatology, recommendations are presented for the pharmacologic treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, with the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 30, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mining abdominal CT data can predict patient disease risk
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to mine body composition from CT scans ca...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Advances in osteoporosis screening: Finding more patients at risk
Abdominal CT has great potential for opportunistic imaging
ISCT: CT offers data beyond BMI for predicting COVID severity
CT body composition, AI foretell future cardiovascular events
Can body composition analysis monitor NETs on CT? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Advances in osteoporosis screening: Finding more patients at risk
New technologies are dramatically changing our ability to screen for osteoporosi...Read more on AuntMinnie.com (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 26, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
