(e.g., cigarette smoking cessation, limitation of alcohol consumption, participation in weight-bearing exercise for 30-60 minutes daily) should be encouraged. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation, bisphosphonate (e.g., alendronate, risedronate), and a weight-bearing exercise program that maintains ...
Vertebral compression fractures are common in older patients with osteoporosis, but also as a result of radiation therapy, excessive alcohol consumption, and any other health condition that affects the stability of the bone tissue. The weakened vertebral body does not withstand the pressure and collaps...
A significant alcohol consumption tended to be a negative factor, but was too closely linked with male sex to be analyzed separately. In female patients with compensated, nonalcoholic cirrhosis prednisone treatment increased the six year survival by one third to two thirds. In other groups of ...
the smallest possible effective dosage and duration should be used. Lifestyle modification to reduce the risk of osteoporosis (e.g., cigarette smoking cessation, limitation of alcohol consumption, participation in weight-bearing exercise for 30-60...