(BlackDoctor.org) -- Many people do not fully understand what osteopenia is. To explain, it is a mild form of bone loss—meaning that bone loss has not progressed to a point where breaks are likely to occur. Regardless of your bone density measurements, if you have osteopenia and then break a bone, your doctor will immediately bump up the status of your condition to osteoporosis. To prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis from developing, it's important to take bone health seriously.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The drug Fosamax are taken by people who have osteoporosis to make their bones stronger. The drug works but experts are wondering why it does not work in the way that they thought it would.
It has been widely believed that bisphosphonates work by targeting and impairing the action of cells known as osteoclasts -- and reducing their number. These cells break down bone in a process known as bone resorption.
But in the new study, many postmenopausal women who took
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A McMaster University researcher is alerting men and their doctors that osteoporosis isn't just a woman's problem but that the bone-wasting disease can severely afflict them, too.
To overcome this common perception, Dr. Aliya A. Khan, a professor of clinical medicine, led a group of five Canadian experts in the development of guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of osteoporosis in men. Their paper appears in the January 30 issue of the Canadian
(BlackDoctor.org) -- While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density (BMD) than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporosis is only a concern for white women can delay prevention and treatment in African American women who do not believe they are at risk for the disease
Osteoporosis
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Diseases more prevalent in the African American population, such as sickle-cell anemia and lupus, can increase the risk of developing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis and African American Women
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Many people do not fully understand what osteopenia is. To explain, it is a mild form of bone loss—meaning that bone loss has not progressed to a point where breaks are likely to occur. Regardless of your bone density measurements, if you have osteopenia and then break a bone, your doctor will immediately bump up the status of your condition to osteoporosis. To prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis from developing, it's important to take bone health seriously.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The drug Fosamax are taken by people who have osteoporosis to make their bones stronger. The drug works but experts are wondering why it does not work in the way that they thought it would.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A McMaster University researcher is alerting men and their doctors that osteoporosis isn't just a woman's problem but that the bone-wasting disease can severely afflict them, too.