:: June 2009

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

Assisted living residents face more bone risks “Men and women residing in assisted living facilities are more likely than their peers who are still living independently to have three key risk factors for brittle bones and fractures. But the good news is that all three of these risk factors -- low bone density, low levels of vitamin D, and worse physical function -- can be reversed, Dr. Anne M. Kenny of the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington told Reuters Health. And people in assisted living, she added, have special advantages when it comes to tackling these problems.”

[DVO Guideline 2006 : What changes have there been in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis?] (Z Rheumatol. 2006)

Guidelines Issued for Screening Men for Osteoporosis

NGC - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003. (2003)

NGC - Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. (2006)

NGC - Diagnosis of osteoporosis in men, premenopausal women, and children. (2004)

NGC - Health professional's guide to rehabilitation of the patient with osteoporosis. (2003)

NGC - Management and prevention of osteoporosis. (2008)

NGC - Management of osteoporosis. (2003)

NGC - Management of osteoporosis. A national clinical guideline. (2003)

NGC - Osteoporosis. (2003)

NGC - Osteoporosis: prevention and treatment. (2005)

NGC - Physician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. (2003)

NGC - Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult. (2005)

NGC - Screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: recommendations and rationale. (2003)

SIGN - Management of osteoporosis (2004)

Featured site

NIH - Osteoporosis

A Patient's Guide to Osteoporosis

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Osteoporosis

NIH - NIAMS Osteoporosis

NIH - Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy

NIH - Osteoporosis Tutorial

Vitamins (Vitamin D)

Supplements - Nutrition (Calcium)

Fitness - Exercise

Vitamins (Vitamin D)

The role of vitamin D in the prevention of osteoporosis. (Ann Med. 2005) " Ä osteoporosis can be largely prevented by optimizing physical activity, and the vitamin D-related factors of environment, and nutrition. Ä The role of vitamin D supplementation is to provide humans with the nutrient in an amount closer to our species' biological norm. This amount of vitamin D results in the optimal function of many aspects of health, including balance and muscle strength that lessen the risk of fracture beyond what is possible via the quality and quantity of bone itself."

Supplements - Nutrition (Calcium)

Underutilization of calcium and vitamin D by older adults in a large general internal medicine practice. (Am J Ther. 2005) "The underutilization of calcium and vitamin D supplements in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is common among high-risk elders. Ä Calcium and vitamin D were greatly underutilized among older patients in an internal medicine clinic. Inadequate replacement doses were common, and men were particularly susceptible to undertreatment."