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1. 2007.01.23 -- Bone Fracture a Real Danger for Older Men
   January 23, 2007 Bone Fracture a Real Danger for Older Men SOURCES: Jacqueline Center, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., senior research officer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and senior staff specialist, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Michael Kelly, M.D., chairman, department of orthopaedic surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, N.J.; Jan. 24/31, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association id=601240
2. 2007.12.18 -- Bone Density Tests Do Predict Women's Fracture Risk
   "Women who are postmenopausal, 50 to 64 years of age, should consider having a bone density test if they have other risk factors for osteoporosis or if they want to know what their bone density is before they consider any other treatment." SOURCES: Jane A. Cauley, Dr.P.H., professor, epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Paul Brandt, Ph.D., associate professor, neuroscience and experimental therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, ...
3. 2008.03.19 -- Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur FRACTURES
   SOURCES: Joseph Lane, M.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery, and chief, metabolic bone diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City; Ron Rogers, spokesperson, Merck, Whitehouse Station, N.J.; Loren Wissner Greene, M.D., endocrinologist, clinical associate professor of medicine and co-director of the osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease program, New York University School of Medicine and Medical Center; March 20, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine ...
4. 2007.09.18 -- Once-a-Year Bone Drug Lowers Fracture Risk
   SOURCES: Kenneth W. Lyles, M.D., professor of medicine and vice chairman for clinical research, department of medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; Paul Brandt, Ph.D., associate professor, neuroscience and experimental therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station; Stephen Honig, M.D., director, Osteoporosis Center, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City; Sept. 19, 2007, New England Journal of Medicine id=608323
5. 2008.03.18 -- Pain Relief for Osteoporosis Patients With FRACTURES
   March 18, 2008 Pain Relief for Osteoporosis Patients With FRACTURES -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: Society for Interventional Radiology, news release, March 18, 2008 id=613619
6. 2007.11.08 -- Sticking With Meds Lowers Elderly Fracture Risk
   Sticking With Meds Lowers Elderly Fracture Risk The study was to be presented Wednesday at an American College of Rheumatology meeting in Boston, Mass. -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: American College of Rheumatology, news release, Nov. 7, 2007 id=609797
7. 2008.04.28 -- New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
   Nancy Pekarek, a spokeswoman for Avandia manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, noted, "We do have FRACTURES on our label and, in fact, when we saw data from the ADOPT (a previous, long-term trial), we issued a 'dear doctor' letter." SOURCES: Spyros G.E. Mezitis, M.D., Ph.D., endocrinology consultant and clinical investigator at Lenox Hill Hospital, and clinical assistant professor of medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, New York City; Nancy Pekarek, spokeswoman, ...
8. 2007.08.07 -- Bone Tests Cost-Effective for Elderly Men
   "The current data indicate that one in four Caucasian men will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture at some point in his lifetime, compared to about one in two women," said Dr. Felicia Cosman, associate professor of medicine at Columbia University, and an osteoporosis specialist at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y. SOURCES: Felicia Cosman, M.D., associate professor, medicine, Columbia University, New York City, and osteoporosis specialist and director, Clinical Research Center,...
9. 2007.01.15 -- Study Debunks Sedative's Link to Hip FRACTURES in Elderly
   January 15, 2007 Study Debunks Sedative's Link to Hip FRACTURES in Elderly -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: Harvard Medical School, news release, Jan. 15, 2007 id=600965
10. 2007.01.22 -- Antidepressants Linked to Fracture Risk
    "Patients should be monitored to prevent the risk of FRACTURES." And they should have a bone density measurement before starting SSRIs and periodically after that." SOURCES: David Goltzman, M.D., professor of medicine and physiology, director of the McGill Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Robert P. Heaney, M.D., professor, medicine, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.; Jan. 22, 2007, Archives of Internal Medicine id=...
11. 2006.12.26 -- Powerful Antacids Boost Chances of Hip Fracture
    So, they are given often without having a clear indication or without making sure the patient is benefiting from the medication." "They take them when they need them, and their dose regimen is not going to be sufficiently compulsive and regimented that this is going to be a problem." SOURCES: Yu-Xiao Yang, M.D., M.S.C.E., assistant professor, medicine and epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia; Lawrence Brandt, M.D., chief, Division of Gastroenterology, ...
12. 2008.01.14 -- Low Testosterone Could Weaken Older Men's Bones
    January 14, 2008 Low Testosterone Could Weaken Older Men's Bones -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: JAMA/Archives journals, news release, Jan. 14, 2008 id=611700
13. 2007.07.24 -- Hip Protectors Won't Prevent FRACTURES in Elderly
    SOURCES: Douglas Kiel, M.D., M.P.H., director, medical research, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, and associate professor, medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Gerard Varlotta, M.D., director, sports rehabilitation, New York University Medical Center's Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine/Hospital for Joint Disease, and clinical associate professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York City; July 25, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association id=...
14. 2007.01.23 -- Repeat Bone Density Scans Not as Useful as Thought
    Repeat Bone Density Scans Not as Useful as Thought In other words, the initial BMD was highly, and similarly, predictive of fracture risk in our (study) population." -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: JAMA/Archives journals, news release, Jan. 22, 2007 id=601210
15. 2006.12.26 -- Women Can Take 'Vacation' From Osteoporosis Drug
    "These tend to be women who are at a lower risk for FRACTURES, maybe don't have previous FRACTURES, and their bone density is not really low." This is giving good outcome data for a much longer time frame than we knew or I even suspected." SOURCES: Dennis M. Black, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco; Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City; Dec. 27, 2006, ...
16. 2007.10.16 -- Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts
    "Instead, physicians should weigh the benefits and risks of either continuing to use the lead with careful monitoring or capping the lead so it is no longer useable and implanting a different model." SOURCES: Douglas Zipes, M.D., past president, spokesman, American College of Cardiology, Washington, D.C.; Bruce D. Lindsay, M.D., president, Heart Rhythm Society; Marybeth Thorsgaard, spokeswoman, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.; Oct. 15, 2007, news release, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;...
17. 2008.04.16 -- Splints as Good as Plaster Casts for Minor FRACTURES
    And, given that fact, what parent wants to sit on pins and needles waiting for it to happen when a safe plaster cast insures it won't?" But for the whole child and the whole family, it is a more reasonable treatment." -- Kevin McKeever SOURCE: Center for the Advancement of Health, news release, April 15, 2008 id=614505
18. 2007.05.02 -- 'Healthy Bones' Shot Could Cut Women's Fracture Risk
    This study was in older people, so in a select group of patients this would be a very nice alternative but it's not going to be a sea change, nor should younger people be running towards this methodology." SOURCES: Paul Brandt, Ph.D., assistant professor, neuroscience and experimental therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine; Nanette Santoro, M.D., director, division of reproductive endocrinology, department of obstetrics and gynecology and women's health, Montefiore ...
19. 2007.10.26 -- Older Women Gain From Good Post-Fracture Care
    Older Women Gain From Good Post-Fracture Care With a "computerized database and integrated care delivery system, we can closely monitor and follow patients with FRACTURES and prevent that disconnect." -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: Kaiser Permanente, news release, October 2007 id=609377
20. 2007.06.25 -- Anti-Bone Loss Drugs Help Prevent FRACTURES
    Anti-Bone Loss Drugs Help Prevent FRACTURES "Measuring a woman's natural estrogen levels prior to estrogen therapy may help doctors determine how effective her treatment will be." -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: International Bone & Mineral Society, news release, June 25, 2007 id=605830

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