Bone Loss Predicts Heart Attack
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Bone Loss Predicts Heart Attack
Monday, January 9th, 2012Gender Determines Bone Loss Slowed By Easting Fish
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Gender Determines Amount Of Bone Loss Prevented By Eating Fish
Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported that eating “at least three servings” of fish, particularly “dark fish,” per week may protect against “age-related bone loss,” according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that high intakes of “particular types of fish relative to low intakes were significantly associated with less bone loss in men (dark fish, tuna, and dark fish + tuna) and women (dark fish only).” But only men who ate the most fish lost “significantly less” BMD over four years.
Bear Hormones For Osteoporosis
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Bear Hormones Can Deter Osteoporosis.
The Associated Press reports, “A Michigan Technological University researcher is using a $1 million grant from National Institutes of Health to see if a bear hormone holds promise for treating osteoporosis in humans.” Associate professor Seth Donahue has “been studying bears to help learn what protects their bones against calcium loss during hibernation.” Donahue is “now undertaking two related studies, one involving human bone-making cells and the other involving mice with osteoporosis.”
Osteoporosis Drugs Protective Against Colon Cancer
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Osteoporosis drugs protective against colon cancer?
Susan London writing in Rheumatology News described a recent study from Israel that demonstrated use of bisphosphonates, drugs used to treat osteoporosis for more than a year was associated with a 59 percent reduction in the risk of colon cancer. The study involved 1,866 post-menopausal women.
Cadmium Exposure Leads To Osteoporosis!
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Cadmium Exposure Leads To Osteoporosis!
Nitroglycerine For Osteoporosis?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Nitroglycerin for Osteoporosis?
Bruno Oliveira, a rheumatologist, writing in Medscape reported on growing evidence suggesting that Nitroglycerin in the form of ointment works for Osteoporosis. A study in JAMA showed additional data supporting this claim. Nitroglycerin treated subjects showed (at 2 years) a 6.7 percent increase in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and 6.2 percent increase at the total hip. Bone quality seemed to be improved as well Nitroglycerin treated subjects experienced more headaches as expected. An inexpensive remedy that works, sounds promising.
Interferon Improves Bone Strength!
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Interferon Gamma May Be Used Therapeutically To Improve Bone Strength.
Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported a protein called Interferon gamma plays a key role in the maintenance of bone strength. Researchers suggest it may potentially be used therapeutically to improve bone strength,” according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research The researchers administered inteferon to mice with their ovaries surgically removed. The Interferon prevented the 17% bone loss noted in a control group of mice. A group of mice with their ovaries intact sustained a marked increase in bone mass with the interferon treatment.
Cheese Cuts Bone Loss
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Fortified Cheese May Reduce Bone Loss In Elderly Women.
Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported, “Consumption of soft cheese enriched with vitamin D and calcium could reduce bone loss, and thus long-term fracture risk, in elderly women living in nursing homes,” according to a study published in the Journal of Health Nutrition and Aging. Researchers “investigated the effect of a nutritionally enriched soft plain cheese on bone loss markers in 21 female nursing home residents,” who had “low vitamin D” levels and a calcium intake “below 700 mg/day.” The subjects consumed cheese “made with semi-skimmed milk, which was fortified with vitamin D3 and milk calcium. The researchers “found that the cheese supplementation increased the women’s calcium and protein intakes by 51% and 33%,” respectively.
Big Hip Fracture Risk
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
High Saturated Fat Linked To Osteoporosis Fractures
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Increased SFA May Increase Risk For Hip Fracture In Postmenopausal Women.
Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported,”Increased saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture in postmenopausal women,” according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers examined the relationship “between FA intake and osteoporotic fractures among 137,486 women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative” study. During an average follow-up period “of almost 8 years, 20,399 women reported fractures,including 1638 hip fractures. Women in the “highest quartile of SFA intake had a significant 31% increased risk for fracture compared with those in the lowest quartile.” Watch that fat!
