12/08/2010 | Adding to the controversy over the efficacy of vertebroplasty, an open-label trial published today concludes that the treatment is safe and effective in a subgroup of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
04/08/2010 | Inaccurate reporting of links between bisphosphonate use and the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw potentially led to 70 hip fractures, 60 other fractures and 14 deaths, according to experts writing in the Medical Journal of Australia.
04/08/2010 | Think dietary changes before supplements when assessing a patient’s calcium intake, experts say, after an analysis found supplementation was associated with an increased risk of MI.
08/07/2010 | Osteonecrosis of the jaw is not just a problem for IV bisphosphonates used in cancer patients but is also emerging as a significant side effect in osteoporosis patients taking oral drugs, surgeons say this month.
17/06/2010 | Three genetic variants have been linked by UK researchers with a two-fold increased risk of vitamin D insufficiency.
03/06/2010 | Physicians should routinely ask osteoporosis patients whether they take complementary and alternative medicines, due to their high rates of use and possible clinical interactions, researchers say.
26/05/2010 | All women over 65 years of age who are hospitalised should be screened for vertebral fractures, even those presenting with non-osteoporosis related medical conditions, researchers say.
19/05/2010 | Accurate assessment of changes in bone structure, and especially of cortical bone loss, would improve the identification of patients at high risk of fracture and help target effective treatment, Australian researchers have claimed.
19/05/2010 | Concerns that bisphosphonate treatment increases the risk of atypical femoral shaft fractures have been allayed by a study showing no adverse effect among 14,000 women enrolled in three randomised controlled trials.
15/04/2010 | Many women at increased risk of fracture fail to appreciate their risk, research shows.