Sentences with phrase «of osteoporosis patients»

But during a two - year daily regimen of the shots, close to three quarters of osteoporosis patients fail to take the drug as often as they are supposed to.

Not exact matches

A pharmacologist by training, I also knew that the bisphosphonates — a class of drugs developed for osteoporosis sufferers — were then being tested on OI patients.

The study excluded patients who had osteoporosis, those with planned or recent invasive dental procedures, active peptic ulcer disease or recent history of GI bleed, and pregnant or breastfeeding women.

As more and more patients successfully manage diabetes with drugs that increase their insulin sensitivity, doctors and researchers have observed a serious problem: The drugs seem to decrease the activity of cells that produce bone, leaving patients prone to fractures and osteoporosis.

Researchers report that a new wirelessly controlled microchip, implanted under the skin, can safely and reliably give osteoporosis patients the daily dose of a drug that they need for at least 20 days in a row.

Of the more than 1 million patients identified with a diagnosis of osteoporosis in the analysis, 87 percent were female and 13 percent malOf the more than 1 million patients identified with a diagnosis of osteoporosis in the analysis, 87 percent were female and 13 percent malof osteoporosis in the analysis, 87 percent were female and 13 percent male.

«Orthopaedic Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures» recommends that physicians proactively screen, monitor, and if necessary, assist in getting treatment for all elderly and other at - risk patients for osteoporosis following an initial bone fracture to prevent subsequent frPatients with Fragility Fractures» recommends that physicians proactively screen, monitor, and if necessary, assist in getting treatment for all elderly and other at - risk patients for osteoporosis following an initial bone fracture to prevent subsequent frpatients for osteoporosis following an initial bone fracture to prevent subsequent fractures.

In this study, researchers reviewed the Medicare Standard Analytic Files (SAF) database to identify patients, age 65 and older, who had a diagnosis of osteoporosis and sustained a fragility fracture between 2005 and 2009.

At baseline, patients age 80 and older had a higher prevalence of hypertension, heart disease, osteoporosis and joint problems, but a lower BMI, and a lower prevalence of depression and smoking.

He continued «With regard to implants, we have the problem of variations in bone density in patients with osteoporosis and in some cases, even healthy individuals.

The way forward for fracture prevention involves not only the development of better therapies to prevent fracture and easier delivery systems but also improved adoption of existing osteoporosis therapies for patients with prior fractures and minimization of adverse effects, particularly those associated with long - term use.»

However, one model showed that the hazard of hip fracture was much greater for patients with Colles» fracture (HR, 6.59; 95 % CI, 4.74 - 9.17) than for patients with osteoporosis (HR, 4.30; 95 % CI, 2.95 - 6.26).

She also believes the drug could potentially be used for patients with other types of cancer that degrade bones, or for non-cancer-related osteoporosis.

However, approximately half of patients who begin osteoporosis treatment do not follow their prescribed treatment and / or discontinue treatment within a year.

Amgen, the manufacturer of the drug and the provider of the drugs used in the U-M study, is currently testing on osteoporosis patients.

A newly published International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Working Group position paper [1] proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have initiated use of oral bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis as a clinically feasible and practical way to identify loOsteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Working Group position paper [1] proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have initiated use of oral bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis as a clinically feasible and practical way to identify loosteoporosis as a clinically feasible and practical way to identify low adherence.

The patients benefit as this opens up opportunity for discussion and early intervention with noncompliant patients, or can indicate that secondary causes of osteoporosis need to be assessed.»

The data also serve as a warning to physicians treating patients with osteoporosis to think beyond the standard bone density test when assessing risks of hip and other fractures.

Bone loss and the risk of fracture is also a serious concern for the 54 million people in the United States who have low bone density or osteoporosis.1 The three-fold difference observed in bone mechanical strength versus density in the current study should prompt additional review of how physicians assess risk and treat patients with this condition.

Swedish study shows that broader implementation of coordinated services to identify and treat fracture patients for osteoporosis would prevent costly and potentially disabling and life - threatening fractures.

Glucocorticoid therapy is widely used to treat inflammatory conditions and is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosis.1 Treatment with glucocorticoids is especially common (2 % -3 %) in patients older than 65 years.2 Glucocorticoid treatment leads to rapid bone loss, reflected by reduced bone mineral density (BMD).

Molecular mechanism underlying diseases (conformational diseases, cystic kidney disorders, neuromuscular diseases, inflammation, iron - related diseases, disorders of human reproduction, osteoporosis and bone diseases) are being investigated by many groups with robust animal and cellular models and patients» biological samples.

They also argue that as long as patients with dementia are excluded from clinical trials of therapies for common age - related diseases, such as osteoporosis or arthritis, physicians will have insufficient data to make evidence - based recommendations for this rapidly growing group.

An automated system that identifies high - risk osteoporosis patients being treated for fractures and can generate letters encouraging follow - up is an effective way to promote osteoporosis intervention and prevent future fractures, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

A common effect of multiple myeloma is osteoporosis, and as a consequence patients develop intense back pain as their vertebrae become compressed as well as bone fractures.

After treating hundreds of patients with osteoporosis over a period of 15 years, I found that those women with the lowest bone densities experienced the greatest relative improvement, and those who had good bone density to begin with, maintained their strong bones.

Although there is often a significant improvement in BMD over the first year of treatment with a GFD, up to 21 % of patients will have persistent osteoporosis.

Although the authors were criticized for not providing rigorous measurements demonstrating bone loss, the patients were originally referred to them for osteoporosis, and when their vitamin D supplements were discontinued, their bone mineral density improved, suggesting that the toxic level of vitamin D was contributing to bone loss.

Now more than ever my mission is to inform women and have my patients take Natural Hormones which will not harm their bodies but rather help them through PMS, the passage of Menopause, and Osteoporosis.

Fortuitously, a fair percentage of patients who may benefit from «prune therapy» have relatively slow BTT, and this prescription for osteoporosis may relieve their constipation.

The Mat and Equipment repertoire include variations and modifications to suit the needs of every body: from training professional athletes to rehabilitation patients, pre and post natal mothers to individuals dealing with structural challenges (ie scoliosis, osteoporosis, etc), teenagers to senior citizens.

Most published collagen studies have focused on osteoarthritis, but Milan Adam, DSci, of the Institute of Rheumatism Research in Prague (1928 - 2008) studied 120 osteoporosis patients over a period of three years and published his research in Therapiewoche in 1991.

Osteoporosis: A study of people with psoriatic disease showed that 60 percent of patients had osteopenia, an early form of the bone disease, osteoporosis, and 18 percent had progressed to oOsteoporosis: A study of people with psoriatic disease showed that 60 percent of patients had osteopenia, an early form of the bone disease, osteoporosis, and 18 percent had progressed to oosteoporosis, and 18 percent had progressed to osteoporosisosteoporosis.

Researchers also excluded patients with a history of osteoporosis or bone fracture.

And even though doctors caution their patients with osteoporosis never to do any twisting, there seems to be no actual evidence that twists are bad in and of themselves.

There are a baker's dozen of articles in the medical literature on apple cider vinegar (as indexed by the National Library of Medicine), and indeed there is a case report «Hypokalemia, Hyperreninemia and Osteoporosis in a Patient Ingesting Large Amounts of Cider Vinegar» that does suggest ingestion may lead to potassium wasting.

In 1980 when his 40 - year - old housewife patients had become 60 - year - olds suffering from post-menopausal osteoporosis, he at first prescribed the transdermal regime of natural progesterone (then being sold as a skin moisturizer) only to those women for whom estrogen was contraindicated.

After a lot of research, I ran across a study where they used vitamin k - mk4 in a study to improve bone density in osteoporosis patients.

Helpful in treating noninflammatory arthritis, stiffness in spinal joints, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis and hip dysplasia in patients.

Chronic but regular delivery of these agents has added months to years of quality life to many patients with invasive bone tumors and osteoporosis.

Primary type 2 osteoporosis or senile osteoporosis occurs after the age of 75 and is seen in both male and females patients.

Responsible for developing safe and effective exercise programs that improve function and reduce the risk of fractures in patients with osteoporosis

This is similar with the studies with hypertensive patients in France and Turkey [20][32] and on osteoporosis patients in USA [26] and the original validation study of Morisky et al. [21].

You want to pay attention to the patient's age, whether there's a family history of osteoporosis, whether there's been trauma to the back within the past few weeks.»