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During National Osteoporosis Awareness Month, Spotlight Is On Innovative Minimally Invasive Procedures To Help People With Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, 80 percent of whom are women. The resultant weakening of bones can lead to compression fractures of the spine causing severe pain, deformity, loss of height, immobilization, and decreased quality of life. One in two ...

read more Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, 80 percent of whom are women. The resultant weakening of bones can lead to compression fractures of the spine causing severe pain, deformity, loss of height, immobilization, and decreased quality of life. One in two read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

New Book Summarizes Current Knowledge On The Biology Of The Vertebrate Skeleton

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The cells, tissues, and organs that compose the skeletal system provide a supportive yet flexible framework that allows vertebrates to withstand earth's gravity yet remain mobile. Current knowledge about the vertebrate skeleton, especially recent research on skeletal development from embryo to adult ...

read more The cells, tissues, and organs that compose the skeletal system provide a supportive yet flexible framework that allows vertebrates to withstand earth's gravity yet remain mobile. Current knowledge about the vertebrate skeleton, especially recent research on skeletal development from embryo to adult read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Battle Of The Sexes Spills Into Orthopedic Supply Aisle

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For a man with a minor knee, wrist or ankle sprain, the solution has traditionally been fairly easy: a trip to his local pharmacy to pick up a brace or support, and his symptoms are alleviated. Similar ailments in women, though, are not so easily addressed: The one-size-fits-all approach that many ...

read more For a man with a minor knee, wrist or ankle sprain, the solution has traditionally been fairly easy: a trip to his local pharmacy to pick up a brace or support, and his symptoms are alleviated. Similar ailments in women, though, are not so easily addressed: The one-size-fits-all approach that many read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

DHEA Hormone Replacement Increases Bone Density In Older Women

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Taking a DHEA supplement combined with vitamin D and calcium can significantly improve spinal bone density in older women, according to a new study from a Saint Louis University scientist and his colleagues at Washington University. "The results of our study are very promising. Similar studies hav ...

read more Taking a DHEA supplement combined with vitamin D and calcium can significantly improve spinal bone density in older women, according to a new study from a Saint Louis University scientist and his colleagues at Washington University. read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

CVS Caremark Data Confirms Improved Outcomes For Women With Osteoporosis Who Are Adherent To Therapy

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Data released by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) indicates that 87 percent of women 18 years and older with osteoporosis, who were taking a drug therapy to treat the disease, did not experience a fracture during the two-year study period. The CVS Caremark data also found that those women with osteoporosis ...

read more Data released by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) indicates that 87 percent of women 18 years and older with osteoporosis, who were taking a drug therapy to treat the disease, did not experience a fracture during the two-year study period. The CVS Caremark data also found that those women with osteoporosis read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

When To Get Your Bone Density Measured - That Is The Question

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A new study provides doctors with guidelines on when to repeat bone mineral density (BMD) tests for their patients. International clinical guidelines on the matter are hazy, with different practices followed in different countries. For a serious condition like osteoporosis, affecting millions, i ...

read more A new study provides doctors with guidelines on when to repeat bone mineral density (BMD) tests for their patients. International clinical guidelines on the matter are hazy, with different practices followed in different countries. For a serious condition like osteoporosis, affecting millions, i read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

University Of Michigan Experts Say Proper Nutrition Essential For Bone Health

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Musculoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis and joint pain, are the number one reason for physician visits and account for at least 50 percent of all chronic conditions in people over the age of 50 IN THE UNITED STATES. With more than one in four Americans having a musculoskeletal condition requir ...

read more Musculoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis and joint pain, are the number one reason for physician visits and account for at least 50 percent of all chronic conditions in people over the age of 50 IN THE UNITED STATES. With more than one in four Americans having a musculoskeletal condition requir read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

NIST Issues First Reference Material For Tissue Engineering

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine. The new NIST materials are samples of a typical tissue scaffold material that have been measured and documented by NIST fo ...

read more The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine. The new NIST materials are samples of a typical tissue scaffold material that have been measured and documented by NIST fo read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

X-Rays Help Predict Permanent Bone Damage From Bisphosphonates

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Breast cancer patients, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing certain types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates. These drugs have been found to place people at risk for developing osteonecrosis of the jaws (a rotting of the jaw bones). Dentists, a ...

read more Breast cancer patients, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing certain types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates. These drugs have been found to place people at risk for developing osteonecrosis of the jaws (a rotting of the jaw bones). Dentists, a read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

IOF Launches Educational Slide Kit To Enhance Understanding Of FRAX®

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A new teaching aid, the FRAX® Slide-kit, has been launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in cooperation with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, UK. The educational slides can be downloaded free of charge from ...

read more A new teaching aid, the FRAX® Slide-kit, has been launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in cooperation with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, UK. The educational slides can be downloaded free of charge from read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

What Are The Advantages Of Minimally Invasive Surgery For Hip Replacement?

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With the evolution of new surgical methods, better anesthesia techniques, and computer navigation systems, surgeons are now able to reduce recovery times after hip replacement. The effects of such methods and technologies allow the surgeon to operate with greater precision and less injury to the bod ...

read more With the evolution of new surgical methods, better anesthesia techniques, and computer navigation systems, surgeons are now able to reduce recovery times after hip replacement. The effects of such methods and technologies allow the surgeon to operate with greater precision and less injury to the bod read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Link Discovered Between Hot Flashes And Lower Bone Density In Women

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FINDINGS: UCLA researchers and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42 and 52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation to determine whether women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) - which include hot flashes and night sweats - had lo ...

read more FINDINGS: UCLA researchers and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42 and 52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation to determine whether women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) - which include hot flashes and night sweats - had lo read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

New Target In Fight Against Osteoporosis, Periodontitis Identified By Dental Researchers

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Osteoporosis and periodontitis are common diseases whose sufferers must cope with weakness, injury and reduced function as they lose bone more quickly than it is formed. While the mechanism of bone destruction in these diseases is understood, scientists have had less information about how bone forma ...

read more Osteoporosis and periodontitis are common diseases whose sufferers must cope with weakness, injury and reduced function as they lose bone more quickly than it is formed. While the mechanism of bone destruction in these diseases is understood, scientists have had less information about how bone forma read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Progress In Osteoporosis: Free Online Journal

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No time to keep abreast of the most important osteoporosis-related research? Progress in Osteoporosis, the free online journal published by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) on http://www.iofbonehealth.org/pio provides concise summaries of new research published in the preceding three ...

read more No time to keep abreast of the most important osteoporosis-related research? Progress in Osteoporosis, the free online journal published by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) on http://www.iofbonehealth.org/pio provides concise summaries of new research published in the preceding three read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Rexin-G Controls Tumor Growth And Improves Survival In Chemotherapy-Resistant Sarcoma And Osteosarcoma: Phase I/II And Phase II Studies, ASCO 2009

Categorie : Bones / Orthopaedics
Epeius Biotechnologies announced the results of two related studies using Rexin-G, a tumor-targeted anti-cancer agent designed to seek-out and destroy metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body. While Rexin-G is currently approved for the treatment of all solid tumors in the Republic of ...

read more Epeius Biotechnologies announced the results of two related studies using Rexin-G, a tumor-targeted anti-cancer agent designed to seek-out and destroy metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body. While Rexin-G is currently approved for the treatment of all solid tumors in the Republic of read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

What Is The Difference Between Hip Resurfacing And Total Hip Replacement?

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If hip resurfacing is an option, the surgeon will simply reshape the damaged surface of the femoral ball and then cover it with a round metal cap. The limitation here is that the procedure only works for bone that is not too damaged by arthritis. Generally speaking, surface replacements are not perf ...

read more If hip resurfacing is an option, the surgeon will simply reshape the damaged surface of the femoral ball and then cover it with a round metal cap. The limitation here is that the procedure only works for bone that is not too damaged by arthritis. Generally speaking, surface replacements are not perf read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

MDC Researchers Unravel Key Mechanism In Pathogenesis Of Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis, or bone loss, is a disease that is most common in the elderly population, affecting women more often than men. Until now, it was not clear exactly how the disease develops. Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, have now elucidated ...

read more Osteoporosis, or bone loss, is a disease that is most common in the elderly population, affecting women more often than men. Until now, it was not clear exactly how the disease develops. Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, have now elucidated read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

POZEN Receives Decision From AstraZeneca To File PN 400 NDA

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POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) reported that AstraZeneca has made the decision to have POZEN file the New Drug Application (NDA) for PN 400 with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). POZEN continues to target a mid-2009 NDA filing and expects to receive a milestone payment of $10 million ...

read more POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) reported that AstraZeneca has made the decision to have POZEN file the New Drug Application (NDA) for PN 400 with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). POZEN continues to target a mid-2009 NDA filing and expects to receive a milestone payment of $10 million read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Hot Flashes May Prompt Closer Look At Bone Health

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A new study, published in the journal Menopause, found postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms-which include hot flashes and night sweats-had lower bone mineral density in the spine and hip. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data from over two t ...

read more A new study, published in the journal Menopause, found postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms-which include hot flashes and night sweats-had lower bone mineral density in the spine and hip. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data from over two t read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Skull Fusion Disorder Of Infants: UC Davis Bioengineer Receives Hartwell Grant

Categorie : Bones / Orthopaedics
With support from a foundation that champions cutting-edge medical research, a biomedical engineer at UC Davis will start work this month on developing a new treatment for infants born with disorders that cause the sutures of their skulls to prematurely fuse together. The new approach is base ...

read more With support from a foundation that champions cutting-edge medical research, a biomedical engineer at UC Davis will start work this month on developing a new treatment for infants born with disorders that cause the sutures of their skulls to prematurely fuse together. The new approach is base read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

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