A new study, published in the journal Menopause, found postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms-which include hot flashes and night sweats-had lower bone mineral density in the spine and hip. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data from over two thousand...
Hot Flashes May Prompt Closer Look At Bone Health
IOF Launches Educational Slide Kit To Enhance Understanding Of FRAX®
A new teaching aid, the FRAX® Slide-kit, has been launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in cooperation with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, UK. The educational slides can be downloaded free of charge from...
Ligand Announces Approval In Europe Of CONBRIZA™ For Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis In Women At Increased Risk Of Fracture
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) announced that its partner Wyeth (NYSE:WYE) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for CONBRIZA™ (bazedoxifene), a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women at increased risk...
Access To Osteoporosis Testing For Americans In Jeopardy
In an effort to protect patient access to osteoporosis testing and reduce the physical and economic burden of osteoporosis for millions of Americans, Congress introduced the “Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2009,” (S. 769 and H.R. 1894). Senators Blanche Lincoln...
New Article Shows For The First Time That Bone-Destroying Cells Sense The Absence Of Mechanical Resistance And React By Destroying Bone
Results of a space experiment published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) have yielded a giant leap for science that could translate into an important step for mankind in the ongoing battle against osteoporosis. In the report, a team of Italian scientists show for the first time that...
Physical Activity Monitor Revolutionises Hip And Knee Surgery
A revolutionary new physical activity monitoring system which compares actual patient activity with researched norms for individual patient types has been unveiled to support orthopaedic surgeons and GPs in their decision making processes along the care pathway. Developed by Yorkshire-based Activ4Life®,...
Servier Commited To Working With Nice To Ensure Timely Re-Evaluation Of Osteoporosis Guidance, UK
Following the successful Judicial Review instigated by Servier Laboratories Limited, the licence holder of Protelos® (strontium ranelate), against the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in...
Avoid Spring Cleaning Spills
As the weather becomes warmer, people start preparing their homes and yards for the spring and summer seasons. Projects such as yard work, cleaning and painting become priorities on the to-do list. The statistics show that thousands of orthopaedic (http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00099) injuries...
Blood Clots After Hip Or Knee Replaement Surgery - NICE Recommends Xarelto(R) (rivaroxaban) Use In NHS, UK
Bayer Schering Pharma welcome NICE’s Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) giving a draft recommendation that Xarelto (rivaroxaban), within its marketing authorisation, is recommended as an option for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in adults having elective total hip or elective total knee...
Native American Children Are At Greater Risk For Clubfoot Recurrence
Native American children who live in rural areas are at greater risk of clubfoot recurrence following treatment than other rural populations, and researchers are beginning to understand why. According to a study published in the March 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), cultural...