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Modern Medicine offers Osteoporosis articles that can keep you informed 2009-11-21T22:24:37Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Algorithms-Help-Predict-Osteoporotic-Fracture-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643378?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Two new algorithms, QFractureScores, may accurately predict fracture risk without laboratory measurements, and may be suitable for use in both clinical settings and for self assessment, according to a U.K. study published online Nov. 19 in BMJ. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643378/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643378null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Estrogens-Found-to-Modestly-Increase-Breast-Densit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641011?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, the use of conjugated equine estrogens may lead to a small increase in mammographic density maintained over 24-months, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Biopsy-Recommended-During-Percutaneous-Vertebropla/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640827?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 During treatment of presumed osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, obtaining bone biopsies may lead to the discovery of unsuspected malignancies, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640827/spine_59050.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640827null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Looks-at-Potential-Benefits-of-Ligamentoplas/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640419?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Ligamentoplasty may be associated with less adjacent-segment disease and fewer reoperations compared with lumbar fusion surgery, according to a Japanese study published in the October issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640419/spine_59050.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640419null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lumbar-Spine-Functional-Restoration-Program-Evalua/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640325?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Patients with chronic disabling occupational lumbar disorders enrolled in an interdisciplinary functional restoration program will likely achieve normal range of motion (ROM) and quantitative lumbar flexion-relaxation phenomenon, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640325/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640325null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Shock-Wave-Therapy-and-Surgery-for-Fractures-Asses/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639968?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy may be as effective as surgery in promoting the union of long-bone factures over the long term and may provide better short-term clinical outcomes than surgery, according to a study in the November Journal of Joint & Bone Surgery. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639968/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639968null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Examines-How-Estrogen-Protects-Against-Strok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639967?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Estrogen can protect the brain against stroke damage by free radicals, but only if present before the stroke, which may shed light on why women are more susceptible to stroke damage after menopause, according to a study in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639967/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639967null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-May-Lower-Mortality-in-Younger-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640099?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Younger postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy may have a lower risk of mortality than women undergoing no treatment, according to the results of a Bayesian meta-analysis published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640099/happy_adults.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640099null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Teriparatide-May-Help-Treat-Steroid-Induced-Osteop/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639866?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, treatment with teriparatide is more effective than alendronate in increasing bone mineral density and preventing fractures, according to a study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639866/bone_SS36094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639866null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Primary-Care-Physician-Use-of-Pap-Testing-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638900?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benefit-of-iBRCAi-Testing-in-Ovarian-Cancer-Examin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635977?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Testing women with ovarian cancer for the BRCA mutation if they have a personal history of breast cancer, a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, is a cost-effective strategy that may prevent cancers in first degree relatives, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977/genetics_MIC028ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Wrist-Fractures-Less-Likely-Evaluated-for-Osteopor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632261?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Osteoporosis evaluation and management is less common in patients with wrist fractures than in those with hip and spine fractures, according to a national Korean cohort study published in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632261/bandage_18005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632261null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Autoantibodies-Against-Osteoprotegerin-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632394?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A case of osteoporosis with high bone turnover in a relatively young man with celiac disease suggests a possible role for autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin in osteoporosis in patients with this condition, according to research published in the Oct. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632394/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632394null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cholesterol-and-bone-loss-linked/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637994?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The RANKL protein may play a role in a relationship between oxidized lipids and immune-mediated bone loss. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637994null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Role-of-Estrogen-Supported-in-Colorectal-Cancer-Su/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630335?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The finding that younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer survive longer than younger men -- which is not seen in older patients -- supports the idea that estrogen may play a role in improved outcomes in the disease, according to research published online Sept. 29 in Clinical Cancer Research. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630335/coloncancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630335null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Childhood-Nephrotic-Syndrome-Can-Cause-Lifelong-Il/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629418?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Children with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome are at increased risk for osteoporosis, hypertension, sperm abnormalities and cataracts if the condition persists beyond puberty, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hot-Flush-Severity-Linked-to-Estrogen-Effects-on-V/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628499?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Oral estrogen treatment of recently postmenopausal women has adverse effects on vasculature in women with relatively mild hot flushes, suggesting that hot-flush severity should be taken into account when assessing hormone therapy, according to a study in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628499/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628499null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/15-mcg-birth-control-pills-inhibit-BMD/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627439?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Certain birth control pills seem to inhibit growth of bone mineral density in adolescent girls, a new study shows. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627439null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Parathyroid-Hormone-May-Be-Beneficial-in-Osteoporo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624313?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In a rat model of osteopenia, parathyroid hormone has beneficial short-term effects on bone stability and microstructure when compared with estradiol, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Spine. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624313/brownrat.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624313null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gene-Involved-in-Osteoporosis-Development-Identifi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624026?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A gene important in blocking the formation of osteoclasts, which break down bone, promotes osteoporosis in mice if missing, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Nature Medicine. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624026/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624026null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Findings-Point-to-Link-Between-Cholesterol-and-Bon/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623480?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The RANKL protein may play a role in a relationship between oxidized lipids and immune-mediated bone loss, according to research published online Aug. 22 in Clinical Immunology. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623480/handbones_18119.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623480null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Estrogen-receptor-modulator-reduces-ADT-fractures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624483?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Androgen deprivation therapy leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and other side effects of estrogen deficiency in men with prostate cancer, but those effects can be successfully treated with the use of an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator, suggest the results of a large, prospective, randomized tria presented at the AUA annual meeting in Chicago. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624483null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spinal-Stenosis-Surgery-Can-Improve-Bone-Metabolis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621047?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis have improvements in bone metabolism after decompression surgery, regardless of whether they receive bisphosphonates, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621047/elderly_59328.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621047null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Compares-Acetaminophen-With-Codeine-to-Ibupr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620441?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Ibuprofen appears to be preferable to acetaminophen with codeine in treating children with uncomplicated arm fractures, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620441/childproof_59305.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620441null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sex-Steroid-Levels-Linked-to-Fractures-in-Elderly-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619468?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Levels of sex steroids such as estradiol and testosterone affect the risk of fractures in elderly men, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619468/man_walking_33011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619468null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Denosumab-Linked-to-Lower-Fracture-Risk-in-Two-Gro/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618179?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Denosumab is linked to a reduction in fractures in women with osteoporosis and in men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer, according to two studies published online Aug. 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618179/SS36004small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618179null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Efficacy-of-Vertebroplasty-for-Osteoporotic-Fractu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616959?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In patients with painful, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, vertebroplasty appears to be no more beneficial than placebo, according to two studies published in the Aug. 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616959/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616959null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Some-Creams-May-Be-Risky-in-Breast-Cancer-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616953?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Skin moisturizers marketed as "youth enhancing" may contain estrogens, and daily use of products with such ingredients could pose a theoretical risk to women with breast cancer, particularly those with estrogen receptor-positive cancers who are taking aromatase inhibitors, according to research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616953/HWE035.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616953null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Community+Practice/FDA-approves-new-drug-indication-for-Forteo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/614527?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 On July 23, Eli Lilly and Company announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new use for its osteoporosis drug FORTEO to treat osteoporosis associated with sustained, systemic glucocorticoid therapy in men and women at high risk of fracture. 2009-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/312009/614527null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/BMD-monitoring-of-bisphosphonate-therapy-not-neede/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609673?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Postmenopausal women treated with alendronate may not need bone mineral density monitoring within the first 3 years of starting treatment because such tests can give misleading results, according to a study published online on June 23 in BMJ. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/282009/609673null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Secondary-causes-for-low-BMD-common/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609672?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Many postmenopausal breast cancer survivors may have secondary causes of low bone mineral density that are potentially treatable, according to research published online on June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/282009/609672null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Walking-Aids-Linked-to-Fall-Injuries-in-Elderly/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/608729?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Each year, more than 47,000 elderly patients go to the emergency department after being injured in falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608729/walker_SS36064.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608729null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Dual-x-ray-absorptiometry/CME/Article/detail/608768?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Dual x-ray absorptiometry 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/geriatrics/272009/608768null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spine-Surgeons-Faulted-in-Elderly-Screenings/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/608569?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In elderly patients, many spine surgeons may be unwilling to perform routine osteoporosis or osteomalacia workups despite the high incidence of these conditions in this population, according to a study published in the July issue of The Spine Journal. 2009-07-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608569/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608569null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FRAX-Using-the-new-fracture-risk-assessment-tool/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610632?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 FRAX, a more precise way to estimate the probability of an osteoporotic fracture, offers patients easy-to-understand percentages that can help them decide the best course of action. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610632/obgyn0709_FRAX_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Zoledronic-acid-Reclast-Bisphosphonate-approved-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608417?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 New indication: Zoledronic acid (Reclast), a bisphosphonate, was approved on May 29, 2009, for the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/formulary/272009/608417null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Retinoic-Acid-Shows-Promise-in-Breast-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/607120?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In breast cancer, estrogen and retinoic acid signaling show genomic antagonism, with estrogen tipping the scales toward cell proliferation and retinoic acid inhibiting cellular growth, suggesting that the vitamin A-derivative could lead to a new set of drug targets, according to a study published in the June 26 issue of Cell. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607120/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607120null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Monitoring-May-Be-Unnecessary-After-Bisphosphonate/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/606204?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Postmenopausal women treated with a potent bisphosphonate should not undergo bone mineral density monitoring within the first three years of starting treatment because such tests can give misleading results, according to a study published online on June 23 in BMJ. 2009-06-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606204/bone_SS36097.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606204null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Secondary-Causes-for-Low-Bone-Mineral-Density-Comm/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605987?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Many postmenopausal breast cancer survivors may have secondary causes of low bone mineral density that are potentially treatable, according to research published online on June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605987/nutrition.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605987null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bone-Disease-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Connection-Compl/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605197?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis, hip bone mineral density appears to be associated with focal erosions, but the relationship is not significant after controlling for other variables. However, the relationship appears to be stronger in certain subgroups of patients, according to a study published in the June issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605197/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605197null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spinal-Approaches-Linked-to-Similar-Pain-Outcomes/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/604411?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In older patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures, conservative treatment may be associated with similar improvements in pain as percutaneous vertebroplasty, according to research published in the June 1 issue of Spine. 2009-06-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604411/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604411null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ENDO-Bariatric-Surgery-Linked-to-Fracture-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602956?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery have an increased risk of fractures, according to a study presented at the Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, held from June 10 to 13 in Washington, D.C. 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602956/gastric_banding.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602956null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Androgen-Deprivation-Linked-to-Diabetes-in-Prostat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602681?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Researchers have found that androgen deprivation therapy is associated with a higher risk of diabetes and fragility fractures in men with prostate cancer, according to a study published online June 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In a related study in the same issue, pretreatment prostate specific antigen dynamics do not add predictive value for prostate cancer outcomes. 2009-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602681/waitingroom_40308.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602681null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Distal-Radial-Fracture-Rates-Vary-Across-the-Natio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602341?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The rate of distal radial fractures varies widely by sex, age, race, and geographic region, and the type of treatment also varies by age and region, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-06-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602341/sling_SS36044.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602341null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medications-Reduce-Postmenopausal-Fracture-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602002?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, teriparatide and raloxifene may significantly reduce the risk of vertebral fractures, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/602002/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/602002null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Oral-bisphosphonate-link-to-esophageal-cancer-ques/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597530?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Oral bisphosphonate does not appear to increase risk for esophageal cancer. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597530null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Treating-osteoporosis-and-postmenopausal-hai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599417?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy and treating hair loss are the subjects of this expert update from The North American Menopause Society. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/212009/599417null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Consider-Heart-and-Bones-With-Androgen-Deprivation/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595656?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Androgen-deprivation therapy for men with prostate cancer carries significant risk for cardiovascular and bone-related side effects, as well as for diabetes, according to a review of the medical literature published online April 27 in the journal Cancer. 2009-04-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595656/skeletons_18118.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Oral-Bisphosphonates-Link-to-Esophageal-Cancer-Ana/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594729?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Oral bisphosphonate does not appear to increase risk for esophageal cancer, according to analyses of Danish and U.S. data reported by separate researchers in the April 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594729/pelvis_59279.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594729null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgery-Can-Be-Appropriate-for-C2-Fractures-in-Eld/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/593865?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Surgical treatment of C2 fractures in the elderly appears reasonably safe and effective, according to research published in the April issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2009-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/162009/593865/neckbrace_18132.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/162009/593865null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Zoledronic-Acid-Improves-Bone-Loss-From-Glucocorti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/592972?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A single yearly infusion of zoledronic acid improved bone mineral density better than daily doses of risedronate among patients at risk for osteoporosis due to glucocorticoid use for inflammatory or immune-mediated disorders, researchers report in the April 11 issue of The Lancet. 2009-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592972/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592972null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Positional-Vertigo-Linked-to-Osteoporosis-and-Oste/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589572?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The dizziness-inducing condition known as benign positional vertigo is associated with osteopenia and osteoporosis, researchers report in the March 24 issue of Neurology. 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589572/headache2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589572null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vitamin-D-Insufficiency-Increasing-in-United-State/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589053?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 About three out of four American adolescents and adults currently have insufficient levels of vitamin D, though oral vitamin D supplementation is effective in preventing fractures among older adults, according to two studies published in the March 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589053/sun.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589053null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Macular-Degeneration-Linked-with-Range-of-Illnesse/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/586065?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Elderly patients with age-related macular degeneration are more likely than their counterparts without the eye disease to experience a wide range of illnesses, including depression, hip fracture and blindness, according to a report published in the March issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-03-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586065/eyeexam_18202.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586065null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Arm-Fracture-Raises-Risk-of-Hip-Fracture-in-Elderl/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/585102?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Elderly women who fracture their arm are at greater risk of fracturing their hip within a year, researchers report in the Mar. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/585102/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/585102null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Injectable-contraceptives-cause-bone-loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587798?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 DMPA can cause bone loss in adolescent females. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Technique-Renders-Breast-Cancer-Sensitive-to-Tamox/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/583937?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Switching on the estrogen receptor gene in the one-third of breast cancers that do not produce the receptor, which have a poor prognosis, restores their sensitivity to tamoxifen, according to the results of a study published online Feb. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. 2009-02-27T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583937/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583937null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Prolonged-loop-diuretics-increase-postmenopausal-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580433?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Postmenopausal women who use loop diuretics are at increased risk of fractures, according to a published report. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580433null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Osteoporotic-Fractures-Raise-Mortality-Risk-in-Eld/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/579293?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Older adults who experience low-trauma fractures are at increased risk of mortality for the following five to 10 years, and the risk period is extended by subsequent fractures, according to a report published in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-02-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579293/ELDERLY.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579293null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Teen-Athletes-at-Risk-of-a-Variety-of-Shoulder-Inj/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/578966?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Adolescent athletes are prone to developing a number of sudden or chronic shoulder injuries, including clavicle fractures, throwing injuries and joint instability, according to an overview published in the February issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-02-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/578966/pitcher.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/578966null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Should-OCs-be-prescribed-to-treat-teen-eating-diso/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580794?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 OCs should absolutely not be prescribed to treat teen eating disorders, says this expert; however, doing so for contraception is not contraindicated in adolescent women with eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Estrogen-Protects-Against-Effects-of-High-Fat-Diet/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/578382?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Modulation of the estrogen receptor α (ERα) pathway may protect against insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, suggesting it is an effective target for high-fat diet-induced type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a study in mice published online Jan. 22 in Endocrinology. 2009-01-29T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/578382/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/578382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prolonged-Use-of-Loop-Diuretics-May-Raise-Fracture/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/577549?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Postmenopausal women who use loop diuretics are at increased risk of fractures, according to a report published in the Jan. 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-01-26T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/577549/bone_SS36094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/052009/577549null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Seat-Belt-Air-Bag-Protect-Against-Spinal-Fracture/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/577222?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Although the occurrence of spinal fractures among drivers and front-seat passengers in motor vehicle crashes has increased despite increases in seat belt and air bag use, their combined use is protective against spinal fractures, according to study findings published in the February issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2009-01-23T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577222/WHI038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577222null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Alkaline-supplementation-may-improve-skeletal-heal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/575364?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Older adults may lose less bone loss if they increase the alkali content of their diet, according to research released online in October in advance of publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-01-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/032009/575364null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bisphosphonates-and-low-impact-femoral-fractures-C/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/575099?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Recent literature suggests a link between femoral fractures and taking the bisphosphonate alendronate for several years, perhaps because oversuppression of bone turnover results in bones that are brittle despite improved bone density. Some bone specialists now recommend stopping alendronate in most patients after 5 years. 2009-01-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/032009/575099null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Oral-Bisphosphonate-Use-Linked-to-Osteonecrosis-of/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573702?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Osteonecrosis of the jaw may be more common in people who have used the oral bisphosphonate Fosamax than data has previously reported, especially following tooth extraction, according to an article published online Jan. 1 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573702/jaw_SS36058.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573702null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Osteoporosis-Drug-Increases-Bone-Resorbing-Cells/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573579?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Long-term treatment with the osteoporosis drug alendronate is associated with a higher number of bone-resorbing osteoclasts that are often abnormal in appearance and undergoing protracted death, researchers report in the Jan. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573579/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573579null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Non-Surgical-Treatment-of-Some-Spine-Fractures-Eff/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/572940?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Most elderly patients with cervical spine fractures can be effectively treated non-operatively in cervical collars or halothoracic braces, according to a report in the Dec. 15 issue of Spine. 2008-12-22T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/522008/572940/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/522008/572940null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Thiazolidinediones-Linked-to-Fractures-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/571411?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The long-term use of thiazolidinediones in women with type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of fractures, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the Jan. 6 issue of CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. 2008-12-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/571411/bone_SS36097.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/571411null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Conference+News/ASHP-08-Osteoporosis-Pharmacists-can-enhance-preve/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/570465?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Pharmacists can educate patients and providers to help reduce the number and severity of osteoporotic fractures, says Mary Beth O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, associate professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit. 2008-12-08T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502008/570465null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Conference+News/ASHP-08-Osteoporosis-treatment-The-X-factors-mdash/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/570466?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Care of the patient with osteoporosis can begin in the inpatient setting, where pharmacists have an important role in treatment and prevention of fractures. There are things that the outpatient pharmacist can do as well, according to Mary Beth O'Connell, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, associate professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit. 2008-12-08T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/502008/570466null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Pulmonary-Disease-May-Increase-Risk-of-Osteoporosi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/570299?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase the risk of developing osteoporosis, according to the results of a study published in the December issue of the journal Chest. 2008-12-08T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/570299/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/570299null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Investigational-Drug-Potent-Estrogen-Antagonist-in/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568779?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Compared with the conventional selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) raloxifene and lasofoxifene, the investigational SERM bazedoxifene is a more potent antagonist of estrogen activity in both the uterus and mammary gland of mice, according to research published online Nov. 20 in Endocrinology. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/568779/lab_18108.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/568779null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Bisphosphonates-linked-to-atrial-fibrillation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568874?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis may increase the risk of serious atrial fibrillation, which can result in hospitalization or death, according to research presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Philadelphia. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568874null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Serotonin-Production-in-Gut-Controls-Bone-Formatio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568603?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A gene that controls the production of serotonin in the gut is an important regulator of bone formation, according to a study in the Nov. 28 issue of Cell. 2008-11-28T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568603/bone_SS36096.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568603null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Estrogen-May-Explain-Cystic-Fibrosis-Severity-in-F/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/567625?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Estrogen blocks an alternate pathway for mucus clearance from the lungs in cystic fibrosis patients, possibly explaining why females have more severe disease and suggesting that estrogen blockers may be useful in treatment, according to a report published online Nov. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2008-11-21T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472008/567625/stethoscope_SS36047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472008/567625null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Specialized-Clinic-Improves-Osteoporosis-Care/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/564068?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 While a specialized orthopaedic osteoporosis clinic increases treatment rates, overall treatment rates among early osteoporosis patients remain suboptimal, according to a report in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452008/564068/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452008/564068null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Biologics-Useful-in-Treating-Fractures/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/563393?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Increased understanding of the biology of fracture healing may lead to increased use of bone morphogenetic protein and other cell-based therapies for the treatment of fractures, according to a report in the November issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452008/563393/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452008/563393null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-osteoporosis-guidelines-released/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564374?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Among all patients with osteoporosis, pharmacologic treatment should be offered to reduce fracture risk. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564374null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lumbar-Spinal-Stenosis-Linked-to-Bone-Turnover-in-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/562610?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The walking intolerance found in older women with lumbar spinal stenosis was associated with a higher rate of bone turnover, according to research published in the Oct. 15 Spine. 2008-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/562610/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/562610null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACR-Denosumab-Found-to-be-Superior-to-Alendronate/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/561708?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, denosumab -- a biologic inhibitor of the activation of bone-resorbing osteoclasts -- is more effective than alendronate at increasing bone mineral density and has a similar safety profile, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561708/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561708null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CHEST-2008-Bisphosphonates-Linked-to-Atrial-Fibril/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/561384?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis may increase the risk of serious atrial fibrillation, which can result in hospitalization or death, according to research presented this week at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Philadelphia. 2008-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561384/heart6.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Few-Treated-for-Osteoporosis-After-Hip-Fracture/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/558822?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Most patients do not take anti-osteoporosis therapy following hip fracture and there is poor adherence to treatment among those who are treated, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422008/558822/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422008/558822null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+News/Tibolone-reduces-fracture-and-breast-CA-risk-incre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558059?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The Long-Term Intervention on Fractures with Tibolone (LIFT) study demonstrated a reduced risk of vertebral fracture, breast cancer, and possibly colon cancer but a significantly increased risk of stroke in older postmenopausal women treated with tibolone versus those treated with placebo. 2008-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/formulary/412008/558059null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Androgen-Estrogen-Ratio-Tied-to-Mens-Breast-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/558334?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The similarities and differences in risk factors for breast cancer in men and women suggest that the ratio of androgens to bioavailable estrogens may be involved in men's risk, according to research published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422008/558334/manstomachsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422008/558334null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tamoxifen-May-Protect-Against-Osteoporotic-Fractur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/557081?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Current -- but not past -- use of tamoxifen is associated with a lower risk of osteoporotic fractures in older women, according to research published online Oct. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412008/557081/armcast_18189.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412008/557081null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/5-alpha-Reductase-Inhibitors-Not-Linked-to-Higher-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/557096?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The use of 5-α reductase inhibitors for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia does not appear to raise the risk of hip fracture, and may even reduce the risk modestly, according to research published in the Oct. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412008/557096/cane_SS36051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412008/557096null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Osteoporosis-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-Relea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/550517?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Among all patients with osteoporosis or a history of fragility fractures, pharmacologic treatment should be offered to reduce fracture risk, according to a new Clinical Practice Guideline published in the Sept. 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382008/550517/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382008/550517null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASBMR-At-Risk-Women-Downplay-Odds-of-Fracture/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/550010?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Most older women with one or more risk factors for osteoporotic fracture mistakenly believe they have a similar or even lower risk compared to other women their age, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research held Sept. 12 to 16 in Montreal, Canada. 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382008/550010/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382008/550010null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-Block-Bone-Loss-But-Not-Bone-Formation/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/549255?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A new class of compounds blocks bone loss without affecting parathyroid hormone-induced bone formation, unlike the bisphosphonate class of drugs used to treat osteoporosis, according to a report published online Sept. 4 in Endocrinology. 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/549255/skeletons_18118.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/549255null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hip-Surgery-Outcomes-Poor-in-the-Very-Elderly/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/548285?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In very elderly patients who undergo either surgery for hip fracture or total hip replacement, survival and other outcomes are relatively poor, according to two studies published in the September issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/548285/walker_40124.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/548285null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Infection-Linked-to-More-Fractures/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/548117?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fracture at multiple sites compared with non-infected individuals, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2008-09-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362008/548117/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362008/548117null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Estrogen-Protects-Against-Intestinal-Acid-Injury-i/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/545418?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The ability of estrogen to stimulate duodenal mucosal bicarbonate secretion, which protects the duodenum against acid-peptic injury, in mice may explain the observed lower incidence of duodenal ulcers in premenopausal women, researchers report in the September issue of Endocrinology. 2008-08-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/545418/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/545418null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Protein-Leads-to-Defects-in-Bone-Formation-in-Mice/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/545156?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Mice overproducing connective tissue growth factor, a protein critical for skeletal development, have impaired bone formation and develop osteopenia, researchers report in the September issue of Endocrinology. 2008-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/545156/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/545156null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Combo-Improves-Symptoms-of-Menopause-in-Anima/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/543863?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 A combination of bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens can improve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, reduced bone mass and increased cholesterol in a rat model, according to the results of a study published online Aug. 14 in Endocrinology. 2008-08-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543863/rat_18109.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543863null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Serum-Vitamin-D-Status-Linked-to-Hip-Fracture/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/543307?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, low serum 25(OH) vitamin D concentrations are associated with a significantly higher risk for hip fracture, researchers report in the Aug. 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543307/walker_40124.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543307null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Prevents-Osteoporotic-Fractures-But-Ups-Strok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/542185?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Tibolone, a drug already approved to treat menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis in many countries, prevents vertebral and other fractures in osteoporotic women but increases the risk of stroke, according to a report in the Aug. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542185/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542185null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Soft-Floor-Covering-May-Prevent-Spinal-Fractures/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/535378?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 Using foam padding on floors may reduce the impact of falls enough to significantly reduce the risk of vertebral fractures in the elderly, researchers report in the Aug. 1 issue of Spine. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/535378/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/535378null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Percutaneous-Vertebroplasty-Fracture-Risks-Uncover/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/534624?contextCategoryId=40179&ref=25 The risk of subsequent fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty can be divided into two types, each with their own predictive risk factors, researchers report in the August issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2008-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322008/534624/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322008/534624null XML