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HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 28, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fractures than non HIV-infected patients, across both genders and critical fracture sites according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...





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Osteoporosis screening and treatment may be cost-effective for selected older men

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 07, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It may be cost-effective to screen and treat selected older men with osteoporosis, depending on their age and if they have had a prior fracture, according to a study in the August 8 issue of JAMA.


Hip fracture rates decline in Canada

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standardized rates of hip fracture have steadily declined in Canada since 1985, with a more rapid decline between 1996 and 2005 and a more marked decrease among individuals age 55 to 64 years, according to a report in the ...


Risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women rises steeply with age

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among postmenopausal women, the risk of hip fractures increases steeply with age and is seven times higher in 70-year olds than in 50- year olds, according to a study in this week's PLoS Medicine.


Risk of bone fractures associated with use of diabetes drug

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published this week in the open access journal, PLoS Medicine, suggests that there is an association between thiazolidinediones - a type of drug introduced in the 1990s to treat type 2 diabetes - and bone fractu ...


Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease associated with risk of subsequent hip fracture

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic predisposition to the development ...


Wrist fracture patients less likely to be evaluated for osteoporosis

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests a disconnect between the way wrist-fracture patients and those with a spine or hip fracture are managed and evaluated. The s ...


Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping ...


PCPs are front line defense in diagnosing serious illness in patients with acute lower back pain

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most ...


Diabetes weakens your bones

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule TNF-α may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in diabetics. The related report by Alblowi et al, "High Levels of TNF-α Contribute to Accelerated ...


Study examines treatment and outcomes for nasal fractures

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Both minimally invasive and traditional open approaches can successfully repair nasal fractures, provided the procedure is matched to the individual fracture, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of ...



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