Lumbar spine bone mineral densi ...
Summary This analysis examines lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) of US adults from NHANES 2005.2008 by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Prevalenc ...
Diagnostic capabilities of frac ...
Summary Dental panoramic radiographs could be used to screen for osteopenia. We found the fractal dimension to be a good discriminator of osteopenia ...
A limp in a pregnant woman as a ...
A 25-year-old Arab woman, reported to our endocrinology clinic one month post-partum presenting with back pain and a limp that started during the se ...
Premature T cell senescence in ...
Summary Presently the relationship between CD28, biological marker of senescence, and ovariectomy is not well understood. We show that ovariectomy l ...
The first multicenter and rando ...
Summary This multicenter and randomized clinical trial showed that daily oral herbal formula Xian Ling Gu Bao (XLGB) was safe in postmenopausal wome ...
Suppression of bone turnover by ...
Summary The role of B cells in inflammatory bone formation and resorption is controversial.We investigated this in patients with rheumatoid arthriti ...
Serum undercarboxylated osteoca ...
Summary Recent animal studies have demonstrated that undercarboxylated osteocalcin upregulates insulin secretion via osteoblast-insulin signaling. H ...
Diagnosis and treatment of oste ...
Summary Bisphosphonate treatment rates were examined before and after admission to long-term residential care. Bisphosphonate treatment rates were l ...
Vertebral fracture efficacy dur ...
Summary Recent evidence suggests that proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use may affect fracture risk, an important issue for patients being concurrently t ...
Fasting and postprandial spot u ...
Summary Clinicians can diagnose high urine calcium by asking patients to collect urine for 24 h or to provide a random urine specimen. In this study ...
Accounting for racial/ethnic va ...
Summary The relative importance of various contributors to racial/ethnic variation in BMC/BMD is not established. Using population-based data, we de ...
Intra-and inter-reader reliabil ...
Summary Intra-and inter-reader reliability of semi-automated quantitative vertebral morphometry measurements was determined using lateral computed t ...
Effect of different dress style ...
Summary Ultra-orthodox Jewish lifestyle, which encourages modest dress and indoor scholarly activity, represents a risk factor for vitamin-D deficie ...
Effect of different dress style ...
Summary Ultra-orthodox Jewish lifestyle, which encourages modest dress and indoor scholarly activity, represents a risk factor for vitamin-D deficie ...
Socioeconomic status, race, and ...
Summary Among a group of 940 US adults, economic adversity and minority race status were associated with higher serum levels of markers of bone turn ...
Effect of green tea and Tai Chi ...
Summary Postmenopausal women with osteopenia received green tea polyphenols (GTP) supplement and/or Tai Chi exercise for 6 months. Bone turnover bio ...
The impact of pharmacist interv ...
Summary We completed a systematic review of the literature to examine the impact of pharmacist interventions in improving osteoporosis management. R ...
Non-elite gymnastics participat ...
Summary Recent reports indicate an increase in forearm fractures in children. Bone geometric properties are an important determinant of bone strengt ...
The calcium scare—what would Au ...
Summary Detailed consideration of the suggested association between calcium supplementation and heart attacks has revealed weakness in the evidence ...
Prevalence of non-fracture shor ...
Summary We observed similar prevalence of short vertebral height without endplate depression (SVH) in young women aged 20–39 years and older women a ...
Physical activity, calcium inta ...
Summary In a free-living cohort of 4-year old children, mean daily time in moderate–vigorous physical activity and daily calcium intake at 3 years, ...
Low bone mineral density is ass ...
Summary The association between bone mineral density (BMD) and myocardial infarction (MI) was investigated in 6,872 men and women. For both men and ...
Changes in femur neck bone dens ...
Summary This analysis compares femur neck bone mineral density (FNBMD) and bone determinants in adults between National Health and Nutrition Examina ...
Use of bisphosphonate and risk ...
Summary Concerns have been raised among clinicians and patients whether or not bisphosphonates increase the risk of atrial fibrillation. In this lar ...
Balicatib, a cathepsin K inhibi ...
Summary Balicatib, an inhibitor of the osteoclastic enzyme cathepsin K, was tested in ovariectomized monkeys, a model for osteoporosis. As expected, ...