November 18, 2011
Breast Cancer is bad enough without further worries. Unfortunately, the newest and best anti-cancer treatments can result in a rapid advance of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures. Fortunately, acting to prevent...
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...
July 30, 2011
Men using Inhalers for COPD should be evaluated for bone health! We have long known that men using Prednisone are at high risk for Osteoporosis. Now a study by researchers...
June 11, 2011
Yesterday I attended the Wisconsin Osteoporosis Symposium: “The Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care”. This was an excellent overview of all aspects of diagnosis and treatment presented by by a dozen...
May 7, 2011
Today we are offering free Osteoporosis Screening at a Health Fair. We are using Heel Ultrasound. This is good, but not as accurate a test as hip and spine DXA...