August 23, 2012
I recently saw a patient who has not improved her Bone Mineral Density despite 2 years of Forteo followed by 3 years of Reclast. The good news is that she stopped...
August 19, 2012
WRONG!!!! 85% of women who suffer Fragility Fractures have “Osteopenia”. Close to 90% of men. How can this be? “Osteopenia” is NOT a Diagnosis. Unfortunately, most people do not...
August 11, 2012
More Salt in your diet can result in more Calcium loss from your bones. This also explains the association of Osteoporosis with Calcium containing Kidney Stones. Calcium containing kidney stones...
August 7, 2012
Last week we were on vacation near Ely, MN on the edge of Boundary Waters Canoe Area with our 2 year old grandson. His favorite day trip was to the...
July 31, 2012
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. As true now as when Robert Heinlein shortened it to TANSTAAFL. Every medication has benefits and risks. Every decision to not...
July 13, 2012
We have talked about Reclast and Prolia, two meds for osteoporosis. We have not talked about Zometa and Xgeva, two meds for prevention and treatment of cancer spreading to bone...
July 10, 2012
Last week NEJM published a study that looked at actual total Vitamin D intake by individuals (65 and older) in the study. No previous study had divided individuals by their...
June 21, 2012
I see many patients who have failed to improve on osteoporosis medications. The vast majority of those patients are not getting enough Calcium and Vitamin D to succeed. Osteoporosis medication...
June 17, 2012
TV Newsies have reported a story about some Europeans having problems when given Vitamin D supplements. But they did not report that these patients received 500,000 units of Vitamin D...
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...