November 13, 2011
You can’t fall down the stairs if there are none! If you plan ahead when buying a home, there are no stairs that you need to climb. My father-in-law just celebrated...
November 7, 2011
Fracture Risk! You need to know Your Personal Fracture Risk. That is a lot more complicated than just your BMD or t-score. FRAX is a huge step forward in calculating...
November 3, 2011
Risks. They are all around us. But how often do bad things actually happen? That is important to know so that you can try to avoid the likely bad things. Tomorrow...
October 28, 2011
“Drug Holiday”. How does that work? After 5 or more years on Bisphosphonate medication, there is often enough accumulated medication to maintain Bone Mineral Density for 2 or 3 or more years without adding...
October 22, 2011
Nurse Practitioners need to know how to Screen for and Prevent Osteoporosis. This past week I taught both the lecture and lab sections at Allen College. The lab covered DXA, VFA,...
October 13, 2011
New evidence shows that you need a vitamin D level much higher than “100%” of federal standards for osteoporosis medications to be fully effective. That is why I always aim for 40 to...
October 8, 2011
Yesterday Iowa set a new world record for the most people simultaneously exercising. 291,000 Iowans walked for at least a kilometer over the noon hour on Friday. The theme was...
September 29, 2011
A reader writes: “I am 74 female in general good health. I have taken Fosamax and it’s generic for 13 years and have -4 in spine and advancing ostopenia in...
September 15, 2011
When treating osteoporosis, I am all about preventing fractures. I rely heavily on the body’s natural processes as the basis of any treatment. I use pharmaceuticals when necessary to supplement...
September 8, 2011
My grandson in Minnesota is saying goodbye to “natural” vitamin D until April. The sun is now too low on the horizon where he lives. Soon it will be too...