A new program at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles is trying to catch at-risk seniors from falling and potentially breaking bones or sustaining other life-threatening injuries.
NSAIDs halt effect of osteoporosis drug, raising questions about fracture risk, analysts say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 21, 2022
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs appear to negate the effect of at least one osteoporosis drug, according to an unexpected finding.
Bone health intervention cuts fracture risk in men treated for prostate cancer: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2022
Early intervention with bone mineral density screening may help prevent major fractures in older men treated with androgen deprivation therapy, investigators say.
Common bone-loss drug Fosamax may guard against new-onset diabetes, national study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2021
Participants taking alendronate were 36% less likely to have new-onset type 2 diabetes than their peers who did not take the drug, according to a large, 10-year study in Denmark.
NAMS updates guidance for managing osteoporosis in older women
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
Lifelong treatment is required to keep osteoporosis under control in post-menopausal women, and hormone therapy is often the best choice to prevent further bone loss, according to the North American Menopause...
Bone scans may offer window into women’s heart disease risk
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
A clinical diagnosis of thin and brittle bones is strongly linked to adverse health events from heart attack and stroke due to atherosclerosis, according to a new study. DXA scan results could be used...
LTC hip-fracture rates rise where fracture-linked drug prescriptions abound
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 18, 2021
Substantial regional variations exist for fracture-associated drug prescriptions — and hip fracture rates — in long-term care facility residents, researchers say.
Extended osteoporosis treatment fails to further reduce fracture risk
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2020
Bisphosphonate treatment beyond five years may offer little additional gain in bone loss reduction or fracture risk, a large new study has found.
Step down steroids to curb bone loss in asthma patients, researchers urge
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2020
The more oral and inhaled corticosteroids prescribed within a year’s time, the more likely patients with asthma were to experience bone loss and fracture, investigators say.
Fracture risk testing tumbles during pandemic, study reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2020
Use of a popular fracture risk assessment tool dropped by 58% in April alone, suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on osteoporosis management, investigators say.