News tagged with fractures
Vitamin D deficiency is widespead and on the increase
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels ...
Proton pump inhibitors increase risk of bone fractures
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Patients who use proton pump inhibitors for 7 or more years to treat reflux, peptic ulcers and other conditions are at greater risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, according to this large observational study of 15,792 ...
Scientists discover way to jumpstart bone's healing process
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Rarely will physicians use the word "miraculous" when discussing patient recoveries. But that's the very phrase orthopaedic physicians and scientists are using in upstate New York to describe their emerging stem cell research ...
Building Up Broken Bones
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Any one of the 8 million Americans who suffer bone fractures each year knows how hard it is to wait for the bones to knit, or heal. Bone healing is also important for integration of dental ...
HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 28, 2008 |
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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 ...
A Safety Slip: Don't Hold a Child in Your Lap on Playground Slides
Sep 07, 2009 |
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A new study published this week in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics found a relationship between young children going down a slide on the lap of an adult and tibia fractures. The study, conducted at Winthrop University Hospit ...
When to get your bone density measured -- that is the question
May 12, 2009 |
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A new study provides doctors with guidelines on when to repeat bone mineral density (BMD) tests for their patients.
Vitamin D supplements associated with reduced fracture risk in older adults
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Oral vitamin D supplements at a dose of at least 400 international units per day are associated with a reduced risk of bone fractures in older adults, according to results of a meta-analysis published in the March 23 issue ...
Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new ...
Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" -- the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women -- may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, ...
The Medical Minute: What is osteoporosis? Why now? Why me?
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Osteoporosis comes from a Latin term which means "holes in the bone." In reality it is a skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density and structural deterioration of bone, leading to bone weakness and increased ...
Out of court settlement of malpractice claims: Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in children
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Incorrectly treated fractures in children are one of the errors most frequently confirmed in the arbitration process. This was the conclusion reached by Heinrich Vinz and Johann Neu of the Arbitration Board of the North German ...
Ibuprofen is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine to treat pain in children with arm fractures
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Children with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Children's Research ...
New twist on old medical technology may prevent amputations
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Old technologies, bone cement and a well known antibiotic, may effectively fight an emerging infection in soldiers with compound bone fractures, according to a study published online today in the Journal of Orthopedic Re ...
More than 1,000 patients in US admitted annually for aviation-related injuries
Dec 01, 2009 |
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The first ever published study of aviation-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. finds that more than 1,013 patients are admitted to U.S. hospitals with aviation-related injuries annually, and that 753 aviation-deaths occur ...
