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Oral Bisphosphonates May Prevent Invasive Breast Cancer

surmeno — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:11:00 -0500

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Bone Mineral Density, Arterial Stiffness, and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

surmeno — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:52:00 -0500

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Soy Supplement May Reduce Whole Body Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

surmeno — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:36:00 -0400

Once again, soy is shown to create small changes but does not effectively address the actual issue of enhancing bone fracture resistance or preventing osteoporosis (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under osteoporosis, estrogen, nutrients, soy, alternative hrts,

Soy Isoflavone Tablets Do Not Appear to Prevent Menopausal Bone Loss

surmeno — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:41:00 -0400

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Bone Health in Highly Trained Female Athletes

surmeno — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:16:00 -0400

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Calcium Can Lower Fracture Risk Associated With High-Animal-Protein Diet

surmeno — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:02:00 -0400

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Denosumab Linked to Lower Fracture Rate in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

surmeno — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:41:00 -0400

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Consuming grains may lower vitamin D levels

surmeno — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:05:00 -0400

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Menopause e-Consult® E-newsletter

surmeno — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:32:00 -0400

This link is for a pdf of the NAMS April 2009 newsletter with articles on weight gain in menopause and recommendations for Vitamin D intake. Tagged by surmeno under nutrients, osteoporosis, vitamins, menopause, cancer, breast cancer, weight, exercise,

Heartburn drugs may raise risk of hip fractures: study | Health | Reuters

surmeno — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:07:00 -0400

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Soy Protein Isolate Effect on Bone Mineral Density and Physical Performance

surmeno — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:52:00 -0400

This study finds no useful effects on bone density with soy, but the population is small, 14-years post-meno, and had a higher proportion of smokers in the soy group than the control. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, osteoporosis, soy, alternative hrts, bonedensity,

Postmenopausal Tibolone Therapy

surmeno — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:07:00 -0400

Good and detailed article sponsored by the manufacturer of this hrt. Also contains excellent review of hormone physiology. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, hrts, risks, cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, drugs, estrogen, menopause, breast cancer, testosterone,

Vertigo appears associated with osteoporosis

surmeno — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:10:00 -0400

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Experts Ponder Association Between Oophorectomy and Dementia

surmeno — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:08:00 -0400

women who underwent a bilateral oophorectomy before menopause had close to a 2-fold increased risk for not only dementia but also parkinsonism, compared with those who did not have the surgery. The risk was also greater among those who had their ovaries removed and who stopped taking estrogen therapy before the age of 50 years. Women who underwent the procedure but who received estrogen-replacement therapy (ERT) until at least the age of 50 years returned to normal risk (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, menopause, estrogen, breast cancer, testosterone, brain, depression,

A New, Better Therapy for Osteoporosis?

surmeno — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:37:00 -0500

details a soon-to-be-approved drug using a different mechanism from the bisphosphonates, but this also reads as though it were written by the pharmaceutical company (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under osteoporosis, drugs,

Bone strengthening pills linked to jaw bone damage

surmeno — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:42:00 -0500

4% is indeed much more significant than "negligible" especially when it follows on such short exposure Tagged by surmeno under risks, osteoporosis, drugs,

Bone Density Increases From DHEA Replacement Seen Mediated by Estrogens

surmeno — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:57:00 -0500

So the effects on bone density come from DHEA increasing other hormones, notably estradiol, rather than direct action (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, osteoporosis, bonedensity,

Postmenopausal Women Taking Bisphosphonates

surmeno — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:38:00 -0500

Analysis of current lack of consensus on how long women should use these drugs and the risks of side effects. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under osteoporosis, drugs, risks,

Bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation

surmeno — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:53:00 -0500

This describes a potential correlation with no (yet) established causation. Women with atrial fib thinking of using a bisphosphonate or who develop atrial fib while using one should take this information to their cardiologist. Tagged by surmeno under drugs, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease,

Vitamin C Intake May Reduce Fracture Risk

surmeno — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:20:00 -0400

Note that this refers specific to supplemental, not dietary, vitamin D (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under osteoporosis, nutrients,