Osteoporosis News

You've heard that taking a calcium supplement can help prevent and treat osteoporosis.

Vitamin D is mainly produced in the skin upon exposure to sunlight, and, to a lesser extent, is derived from nutritional sources.

GP phone consultations carry definite risks, warns an article in the current edition of Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland magazine Summons today .

Main Category: Dentistry Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 - 3:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Novocaine? Not necessarily.

You've heard that taking a calcium supplement can help prevent and treat osteoporosis.

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D. The problem is widespread and on the increase, with potentially severe repercussions for overall health and fracture ...

A study published on bmj.com reports that monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women taking osteoporosis drugs, such as bisphosphonates, is pointless and could be misleading.

The bones of people with osteoporosis become thin and weak. The word "osteo" comes from the Greek osteon meaning "bone", while "porosis" comes from the Greek poros meaning "hole, passage". According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary , osteoporosis is a "reduction in the quantity of bone or atrophy of skeletal tissue; an age-related disorder ...

The UK's leading oral health charity has welcomed a newly-announced independent review into NHS dentistry and backed proposals to deliver better patient access to dentistry and improved oral health.

From the Los Angeles Times' blogger Andrew Malcolm, in a blogpost from last Wednesday: "Being a New York woman in the Obama administration seems like a dangerous thing to be these days.

Monitoring bone density in older women after they've started taking drugs to prevent osteoporosis is unnecessary and could be potentially misleading, researchers say.

June 24, 2009 -- Bone mineral density testing is not helpful and may even be misleading during osteoporosis treatment with bisphosphonates, new research shows.

The most recent issue of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases surveys gastroenterologists' implementation of AGA guidelines on osteoporosis in IBD.

Monitoring bone density in older women who are taking anti-osteoporosis drugs is a waste of time and money, scientists said today.

Amgen Inc. moved to a key stage for its potential blockbuster drug denosumab on Monday when the Food and Drug Administration announced that a panel would review the drug, which is an experimental treatment for osteoporosis, in August.

The BDA has produced a series of vintage oral health promotional posters and postcards featuring designs produced by the Ministry of Health between the nineteen thirties and sixties.

The General Dental Council is welcoming a change in the law that regulates who can and who can't request an emergency supply of a prescription-only medicine in the UK.

Main Category: Dentistry Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 16 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT The BDA is pleased to announce the expansion of its highly successful Good Practice Scheme with the launch of the Good Practice Scheme Scotland at this year's British Dental Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow.

Research published by consumer organisation Which? highlights the well-publicised problems some patients face accessing NHS dental care, according to the British Dental Association .

If you are a woman, you likely know what osteoporosis is. That's because four times as many women are likely to develop the bone disease than men.