Treatments for Osteoporosis

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Title:   Osteoporosis and exercise
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Osteoporosis (porous bone) is characterised by loss of calcium and bone tissue from bones, which makes them susceptible to breaking. Exercise can help prevent and manage osteoporosis.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Menopause and osteoporosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Menopause in women can increase the risk of developing osteoporosis. Bones become fragile and weak and may fracture easily. To help reduce your risk, eat a diet rich in calcium and exercise regularly. Treatments include bisphosphonates, selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), hormone replacement therapy (HRT), vitamin D, calcium and strontium ranelate. Potential therapies include tibolone and parathyroid hormone.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Osteoporosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Osteoporosis occurs when bones lose their strength and density. They become fragile, weak and brittle and can fracture (break) more easily. Osteoporosis particularly affects women in their middle and later years, although some men are also affected. Activity and a healthy diet rich in calcium and vitamin D can help prevent osteoporosis.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Zoledronic acid (Aclasta) for osteoporosis
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Zoledronic acid (Aclasta) is a new treatment for osteoporosis that is used only once a year, and is given through a drip into a vein. It is an effective treatment for osteoporosis.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Nutrition - women's extra needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women need greater amounts of certain nutrients than men, particularly iron and calcium. Menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause are times of increased nutritional demand. Deficiencies can occur if the diet is inadequate over a long period of time.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   A picture of osteoporosis in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Osteoporosis is a silent condition that occurs in both men and women. The bones become fragile and brittle, and bone strength is greatly reduced, so that fractures can occur after only minimal trauma. Fractures occur most commonly in the hip, spine and wrist, and can lead to long lasting pain and disability that affects quality of life and independence.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Osteoporosis - prevention and treatment
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Osteoporosis occurs when bones become less dense, lose strength and break more easily due to calcium loss. Diet, exercise and limiting alcohol and caffeine can help to prevent osteoporosis. If you have osteoporosis, medical treatment and lifestyle changes can prevent further bone loss and reduce your risk of fractures.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Have glitazones lost their sparkle?
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The thiazolidinediones, better known as 'glitazones', are under suspicion of causing serious, previously unsuspected adverse effects. Given these concerns, what can be said about the role of thiazolidinediones in third-line therapy of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes?
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Strontium ranelate (Protos) for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Information for consumers about strontium ranelate (Protos) for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Steroids and fractures
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Patients who need to keep taking steroids may have to take other medicines to try and prevent fractures. Most patients will be given calcium and vitamin D. Some patients may also be given medicines called bisphosphonates to slow thinning of the bones.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis and fractures
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Fragility fractures are a serious complication of long-term treatment with corticosteroids.The high frequency and rapid onset of corticosteroid-related fractures necessitates prompt identification of at-risk patients.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Hormones - cortisol
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cortisol is a hormone made by the adrenal glands. Some disorders such as arthritis, skin disorders and asthma can be treated with synthesised cortisol, called cortisone or corticosteroids. A common side effect of such treatment is osteoporosis. High doses of cortisol-like drugs over a long period of time can disrupt the workings of the pituitary and the adrenal glands and prompt a severe drop in the body's own cortisol production.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Drug therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone therapy. Bisphosphonates. Raloxifene. Strontium ranelate
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Drug therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone therapy. Bisphosphonates. Evista (Raloxifene). Protos (Strontium ranelate). Potential therapies
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Your questions answered
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Questions and answers about menopause
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Non-drug therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Even when osteoporosis is diagnosed, lifestyle factors are still important in the management of this condition.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Alendronate (Fosamax) for osteoporosis - preventing fractures in people with very fragile bones (low bone mineral density)
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Information for consumers about the drug Alendronate for osteoporosis, preventing fractures in people with very fragile bones (low bone mineral density).
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Alendronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Alendronate for preventing fractures caused by osteoporosis in postmenopausal women ...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Risedronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This summary of a Cochrane review, presents what we know from research about the effect of Risedronate for preventing fractures (broken bones) caused by osteoporosis. In women who have already been diagnosed with low bone density putting them at risk f...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Etidronate for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of etidronate for preventing fractures (broken bones) caused by osteoporosis....
Date:   Nov 2007
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