Osteoporosis

Insidence of hip fractures in different countries
Here is an interactive chart on fracture incidence in different countries. http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/mapfxs.html The highest hip fracture incidence is in Norway (where the mean intake of vitamin A is high). There are genetic reasons for the low incidence in Africa. -- Juhana ... 22 Jun 2007 16:46

Inflammatory markers predict fracture fisk
Presence of several inflammatory markers at the same time predict fracture risk in elderly people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inflammatory Markers and Incident Fracture Risk in Older Men and Women: The Health Aging and Body Composition Stu... 20 Jun 2007 15:34

Cod liver oil 'treats depression'
Juhana Harju wrote: bigvince wrote: On Jun 19, 3:37 pm, "Juhana Harju" <n...(a)mail.fi> wrote: bigvince wrote: On Jun 19, 1:58 pm, "Juhana Harju" <n...(a)mail.fi> wrote: tedhutchinson wrote: Further to my previous post as Vitamin D3 is fat soluble dropping the contents of your Vitam... 23 Jun 2007 01:39

Controlled trial: Soy isoflavone improved bone mineral density
In a two year study soy isoflavone genistein improved bone mineral density of osteopenic postmenopausal women. http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/146/12/839 -- Juhana ... 19 Jun 2007 13:21

DHEA as a treatment for osteoporosis in Chinese men
Treatment of osteoporosis in men using dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate by SUN Yiping, MAO Minwei, et al. Chinese Medical Journal, 2002, Vol. 115 No. 3 : 402-404 Treatment of osteoporosis in men using dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate The full article is available without charge through a Pubmed link. Extracts ... 19 Jun 2007 05:18

Prescription assistance.
I am taking Fosamax for osteopenia. I have been getting it free from Merck under their assistance program. Now, my doctor has been told (by the hospital he works for) not to sign off on any future assistance prescriptions. Their reason is that I am eligible for Medicare D (which I do not have). Merck says that ... 27 Jun 2007 09:50

Question about bone density
Hi, I just got diagnosed with osteoporosis. My doc wants me to try Forteo. He thinks I've had it my whole life, but I thought that I might have lost my bone density over the last year, in which I was totally sedentary, smoked nonstop, got no sunlight and didn't take my hypothyroid meds, all of which I've since di... 15 Jun 2007 14:11

Please give feedback
I just discovered this newsgroup (happily). I have worsening osteopenia. I tried Actonel, which caused bad side effects (pain in knees, hips, stomach, chest, back, terrible gas, sores in mouth) and I also tried Miacalcin (caused pain in knees and hips). I went to an osteoporosis specialist who wants me to try F... 15 Jun 2007 06:41

Osteoporosis and Depression: The link in "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"
The June 2007 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch reports that depression is a risk factor for osteoporosis. Sadly, scientists do not yet know whether it is the over-prescribed class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), or whether there is something in the state of depression itself, p... 30 May 2007 11:58

IBM meeting schedule
Not sure if anyone on the list is interested in the agenda for the 17th Scientific Meeting of the International Bone & Mineral Society - a rock solid scientific gathering that has advanced the knowledge of bone, Osteoporosis etc. The meeting will be in Montreal at the end of June. Here is a synopsis of the prog... 29 May 2007 21:13