March 7, 2017
Smoking is a major risk factor for fractures. Smoking suppresses the osteoblasts (the cells that make new bone). The osteoclasts (cells that eat away bone) then can easily outdo the...
April 17, 2013
The goal of Bone Health Evaluation and Treatment is Fracture Prevention! DXA and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) are useful tools for evaluation. But DXA and BMD are only one out of...
June 8, 2012
My patient desperately wants to avoid taking medication for her worsening osteoporosis. She considers medications to be unnatural. She has already maintained her 25-hydroxy Vitamin D level above 40 ng/mL...
January 9, 2012
You know that Smoking can cause Lung Cancer, Asthma, Emphysema, and COPD. Smoking also increases the Risk of Fractures, the Risk of Fractures Not Healing, and the Risk of Osteoporosis. ...