| 23 June 2008 |
A New Approach to Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk, Journal Watch |
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9 January 2008 |
Tea Helps Toughen Older Women's Hips,
HealthDay |
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7 January 2008 |
FDA Alert: Information on Bisphosphonates,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In this article, the FDA highlighs the
possibility of severe and sometimes
incapacitating bone, joint, and/or muscle
(musculoskeletal) pain in patients taking
bisphosphonates. |
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12 December 2007 |
New Year's Resolution: Six-Month Plan to
Improve Your Health, The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
During Osteoporosis Awareness and
Prevention month in May focus on nutrients
for bone health, especially calcium and
vitamin D. Review your diet analysis for
these two important nutrients. Exercise also
strengthens bones, so keep up your activity. |
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26 November 2007 |
Depression Linked to Bone Loss in Younger
Women, Forbes |
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23 October 2007 |
Outreach Improves Osteoporosis Management
after Fracture , MedPage Today® |
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22 October 2007 |
Use of a Case Manager to Improve
Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture,
Archives of Internal Medicine |
|
September 2007 |
The 2nd Annual Ladies' Home Journal Health
Breakthrough Awards Ladies'
Home Journal
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
President, Dr. Ethel S. Siris, was honored
with the 2007 Marianne J. Legato
Gender-Specific Medicine Award. Ladies’ Home
Journal honored Dr. Siris for her efforts as
principal investigator of the National
Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (NORA) study
where which is helping Americans understand
that osteoporosis affects men as well as
women. The magazine recognized Dr. Siris for
“leading the charge to draw attention to the
disease.” |
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6 June 2007 |
Criteria Developed to Detect Bone Mass
Deficiencies in Children with Chronic
Diseases, Doctor's Guide (DG) News |
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20 May 2007 |
Sally speaks on osteoporosis story on
Capitol Hill, Women's Health News |
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30 April 2007 |
Woman's Day and the National Osteoporosis
Foundation team up to teach women how to
protect their bones for life, Woman's
Day Magazine |
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26 April 2007 |
Nuns Reunite to Mark 1967 Calcium Study,
The Associated Press |
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29 March 2007 |
Scientists Identify A Candidate Gene For
Osteoporosis, Science Daily |
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29 January 2007 |
Vitamin D optimizes bone density with
bisphosphonates,
NutraIngredients-usa.com |
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23 January 2007 |
Study: 2nd Fracture Risk Equal For Genders,
CBS |
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23 January 2007 |
Some antidepressants may weaken bones, study
finds,Tuscan
Arizona Daily Star |
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10 January 2007 |
Dental X-rays can spot osteoporosis,
MSNBC |
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8 January 2007 |
FDA to simplify calcium-osteoporosis health
claim, add Vitamin D
,Yahoo!
Finance |
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27 December 2006 |
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21 February 2006 |
New
Department of Defense Research Grants
Announced
For those interested in osteoporosis research,
the Department of Defense (DOD) just announced
Fiscal Year 2006 funding for the Peer Reviewed
Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The PRMRP
was established to provide support for
military health-related research of clear
scientific merit, including osteoporosis and
bone-related diseases research. A letter of
intent (LOI) must be submitted to the PRMRP by
April 10, 2006. For full details on
PRMRP research proposals, please visit:
https://cdmrp.org/Program_Announcements_and_Forms
Select Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. |
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16 January 2006
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Super Nutrients,
Newsweek |
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16 January 2006
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Stationary Apparatus Would Apply Forces of
Walking to Feet,
NASA Tech Briefs |
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7 November 2005 |
Osteoporosis screening called
cost effective,
The Boston Globe |
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5 November 2005 |
A Down-to-Earth Royal Twosome,
The Washington Post
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19 October 2005 |
Doctor Recommended Sanfaustino
Calcium Water First To Be Recognized
By National Osteoporosis Foundation
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19 October 2005 |
Carnation® Evaporated Milk Raises
$10,000 to Help Fight Osteoporosis |
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23 May 2005 |
Congressional Record
(Representative Michael Burgess, MD,
R-TX, recognizes National
Osteoporosis Awareness and
Prevention Month and commends NOF)
(Adobe PDF Required) |
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11 May 2005 |
Joan Rivers Joins NOF
and U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, MD, in Fight Against
Osteoporosis (Click here to view
press release or
photograph)
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10
January 2005 |
Medicare Now Offers "Welcome to
Medicare Physical Exam"
New Medicare enrollees (after
January 1, 2005) are eligible for a one-time
preventive physical exam within the first six
months of enrollment. If eligible, a bone mass
measurement test may be included. Click here
to order NOF's
"Medicare Now Covers Bone Density Tests!"
(for healthcare professionals) or
"Medicare Now Covers Osteoporosis Tests!"
(for Medicare enrollees). |
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28 December 2004 |
New Research Grants
Announcement
The Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed
Medical Research Program has issued an
announcement for innovative research and
development with specific goals and endpoints
that include osteoporosis and bone related
diseases research. Proposals are due by March
8, 2005. For additional information, log onto
https://cdmrp.org/Program_Announcements_and_Forms/
and select Peer Reviewed Medical Research
Program. |
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19 November 2004 |
UPDATE:
Two More Medications Added to Medicare
Demonstration Program
The Medicare Demonstration Program has
added alendronate and raloxifene to the
medications for osteoporosis covered by the
program.
Click here for more information. |
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2 September 2004 |
Medicare Demonstration Program Expands to
Include Second Medication for Osteoporosis
Medicare is implementing a demonstration
program which will provide a special "bridge"
benefit. This program will make approved drugs
available to some beneficiaries before the new
Medicare drug benefit becomes available in
2006.
Click here for more information. |
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4 August 2004 |
NOF
Responds to Calls Regarding Recent AP Article
on Osteoporosis
On July 26th, the Associated
Press released an article on trends in
osteoporosis treatment, which was carried in
newspapers across the country. Since the
article appeared, NOF has received numerous
calls from patients who believed the article
revealed a link between three medications
approved for osteoporosis (alendronate,
risedronate and raloxifene) and heart
problems, breast cancer and other health
risks.
The article was referring to Women's Health
Initiative, which found a link between
estrogen therapy and increased risks for
breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Click here to read more on
FDA-approved
medications to prevent and treat
osteoporosis. |
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4 August
2004 |
Medicare to Extend Access to Certain Drugs for
Beneficiaries with Serious Illnesses
Medicare patients who previously traveled to
their health professional's office to receive
medication may benefit from a new Medicare
demonstration program for prescription drugs.
Homebound osteoporosis patients previously
eligible for injectable calcitonin may now be
able to receive coverage for nasal calcitonin
which they can take at home.
Follow the link above to read the
Department of Health and Human Services news
release and to download an application. |
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27 July 2004 |
"Osteoporosis
Visits are Up," USA Today
Follow the link above to view
the article on USATODAY.com |
