December 14, 2013
After additional issues, we are back. Next post coming soon. Jay Ginther, MD
November 13, 2013
The server will be down for several days as the site is renovated. I’ll be back Monday on-line I hope. Jay Ginther, MD
October 30, 2013
Friday is the Go Red For Women in Waterloo, sponsored by the American Heart Association. Heart Disease is now recognized as a major health issue for women, as well as...
October 17, 2013
World Osteoporosis Day recognizes the ravages of osteoporosis on women internationally. Worldwide the risk of Hip Fracture is equal to the risk of Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, and Uterine Cancer...
October 3, 2013
If you screen by DXA alone you fail to identify most of the individuals who will fracture. Over 80% of fracture patients over age 50 have “osteopenia” or “normal” as their Bone...
September 30, 2013
A Hip Fracture over age 70 is Very Bad. About 20% of women and over 30% of men die from their hip fracture. Some consider these to be the lucky ones....
September 20, 2013
This week a patient was delighted to know she had no bone worries – based on her t-score of -2.4 in her hips. Unfortunately she was very wrong! “Osteopenia” is just...
August 22, 2013
PTH is ParaThyroid Hormone. This is not Thyroid. The Parathyroid glands live next to the thyroid gland. They are like 4 spots on the butterfly-shaped thyroid gland’s wings. But their...
July 15, 2013
Some of my patients have an icky tummy. They are thin, anemic, and have osteoporosis. They have been evaluated for Lactose Intolerance, Crohn’s, Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and Celiac...
July 12, 2013
Fracture Risk is much more than Bone Mineral Density and t-score. Bone Health is affected by many medical conditions. That is why we check blood tests. Alkaline Phosphatase (alk phos) is...