Posted by: admin on: March 7, 2012
With increase in life expectancy post menopausal osteoporosis needs to be attended to with life long maintenance drug to increase one’s BMD. In this article Raloxifene’s long term efficiency has been proved. Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: July 12, 2011
A direct comparison of the recommendations presented in the above guidelines for screening and risk assessment for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is provided in the tables below. Areas of Agreement Risk Assessment All of the groups recommend an assessment for risk factors associated with osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture. All adult patients ≥ age 50 (American […]
Posted by: admin on: June 17, 2011
This trial is the first exercise study that focuses on fracture incidence as a primary study endpoint. Findings further increased the evidence that exercise relevantly prevents fractures in the elderly. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of strictly supervised long-term exercise training on “overall” fracture incidence and bone mineral density […]