Recommended treatment and prevention of osteoporosisdoi:10.1002/psb.548Ashok BhallaJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
In Reply: Drs Grey and Cundy indicate their dissatisfaction with the intervention thresholds for osteoporosis treatment recommended by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (ie, 3% absolute risk of hip fracture or 20% risk of major osteop... elaine w. yu md - 《Jama the Journal of the American...
Home Begin Diagnosis FAQ Treatment Index Search Testosterone: Overview Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. Although it is the main male sex hormone, it plays key roles in both males and females such as enhancing libido, energy, and immune function, and protecting against o...
“Approximately 50% of RA patients were at sufficient risk for fracture to warrant [osteoporosis] treatment either by ACR GIOP or NOF guidelines, but half of these patients were never treated appropriately,” the researchers wrote. “Clarification of patient...
There are at least 40 symptoms of the menopause and perimenopause. These symptoms can have a serious affect on a woman's day-to-day life and well-being, which is why having access to timely and effective treatment is so important.
A one-month of treatment with a soy isoflavone extract reduced the excretion of bone resorption markers, in a placebo-controlled study of 23 healthyperimenopausalwomen. [J Am Coll Nutr 2002;21(2): pp.97-102] It should be noted, however, that this benefit has not been seen in other studi...
pharmacological treatment of 9 common chronic diseases identified by Boyd et al14 that were commonly managed in primary care settings: atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure (ejection fraction unspecified), COPD, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, stable angina, and type 2...
Osteoporosis is characterized by a reduction in bone density. The majority of Caucasian women are at risk for osteoporosis-related fractures, especially in the wrist, spine, and hip. The degree of fracture risk at a specific bone site is... G Wardlaw - 《Journal of the American Dietetic Asso...
Research shows that a good treatment for Osteoarthritis is exercise. It can improve mood and outlook, decrease pain, increase joint flexibility, improve the heart and blood flow, maintain or decrease weight, and promote general well being. The amount and form of exercise will depend on which joi...
drinking water "decontaminated" by chlorine, drinking water containingparasites, the use of hormones in young women as contraception and inmenopausalwomen as a means of preventingosteoporosisand heart disease, the use ofsteroidhormones to combat chronicinflammatorydiseases, and the use of toxic chemothe...