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OsteoDenx
- By SharonG · New reply 2:28 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 22 replies
- Hi, Has anyone tried OsteoDenx? Website says: Active ingredient R-Elf Has natural milk proteins, bionuclease, and lactoferrin which promot formation of new capillaries and bone formation. Test results ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare providers of
- By KMFDallas · New reply 1:32 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 2 replies
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare providers of the results of its postmarketing review of Reclast (Zoledronic Acid), a FDA-approved bisphosphonate administered as a once-yearly ...
strontium ranelate v strontium citrate
- By Dandelion · New reply 1:03 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 35 replies
- Does anyone know if strontium citrate is safer to take than strontium ranelate? I'm just wondering if strontium citrate ingested is more similar to the way that it is ingested naturally. I understand ...
Am I having a reaction to Fosamax?
- By gatomia · New reply 1:00 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 16 replies
- I've been taking Fosamax weekly since the end of October, 2008. I have pain in my left leg (off and on) which occurs in my hip, knee, and foot all at the same time. Also, I have GERD and wonder if Fosamax ...
Leg Muscle Strength and Balance Essential
- By SequoiaHealth · New reply 11:00 am
- Discussion in Guidelines to safe movement and fall prevention · 7 replies
- This is a very interesting study supporting the notion that leg strength and balance are equally important to the prediction and prevention of fracture. These two lifestyle factors are easily improved ...
muscle spasms along my spine
- By sharonusa · New reply 10:45 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- I have a 3.5 bone density reading at my waist then better as it goes up. But I have what feels like a muscle spasm that reoccurs along the left side of my spine just below the bra line. Is this a result ...
Bisphosphonates
- By fgprattcom · Posted 9:19 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 0 replies
- Because of Barretts Syndrome I cannot take a bisphosphonate. What's left? I have osteoporosis in my lumbar spine, left hip and left forearm ...
Thinking about healthy bones, yoga, and bone drugs too good to be true.
- By SuzaFrancina · New reply 8:05 am
- Journal · 10 replies
- I am a sixty-year old yoga teacher and writer specializing in health issues for people at midlife and older. My books, "The New Yoga for People Over 50," "Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause," and "The New ...
Vegetarian diet weakens bones
- By drizzit · New reply 7:04 am
- Discussion in Diseases and health conditions that can cause bone loss · 6 replies
- Interesting research http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_ afp/healthfooddietaustraliavietnam ...
Antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, and salmon prevent osteoporosis
- By rmchavin · New reply 5:31 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 3 replies
- The acid-alkaline theory of osteoporosis says that the main reason people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables have better bone health than people who don't eat much fruits and vegetables is because ...
Juvent Medical Vibration Machine
- By bethanyb · New reply 3:43 am
- Discussion in Clinical trials · 9 replies
- Below is some information I received from Dr. Clinton Rubin about a vibration machine he has been developing as a result of his years of research on bone growth. I thought it might be interesting information ...
Survey Information
Anyone else take Amgen survey...
- By ICanDoThis · New reply yesterday at 4:43 pm
- Discussion in Help desk · 17 replies
- And found it remarkably not helpful - I'm assuming that they are planning on using the information to encourage legislators to spend more money on DEXA machines, which I really don't think is all that ...
Discovery Points to Regulation of Calcium Metabolism
- By KMFDallas · Posted yesterday at 12:02 pm
- Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 0 replies
- Discovery Points to Regulation of Calcium Metabolism Researchers may be step closer to preventing kidney stones, osteoporosis HealthDay By Robert Preidt Monday, June 29, 2009 MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay ...
Severe leg pain 4 months after Reclast IV
- By marielle1 · New reply July 1, 2009
- Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 8 replies
- I am 54 years old, and was diagnosed with osteoporosis in May '08. Had the Reclast infusion in June '08. In October, I began to experience pain from my knees down to my ankles whenever I sat down to watch ...
Exercise For People That Have Been Advised Not to Walk?
Donesumab news June 2009
- By Char42 · New reply July 1, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/amgen -r-d-chief-bracing-panel-review-denosuma b/2009-06-10 It is not a Bisphosphonate ...
Fearing Forteo
- By weeone · New reply June 30, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I have just been diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis and have started taking daily Forteo shots. However I have also been vomiting every morning. My doctor is testing to see if I may have too much calcium ...
Help raise awareness about an important osteoporosis issue
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 30, 2009
- Discussion in Organizations for information, activities and resources · 0 replies
- NOF, in partnership with Amgen, Inc., is conducting a survey with Inspire to learn about patient experiences with DXA bone density testing. The survey should take no more than three minutes to complete ...
Paying for Forteo
- By elsiemarie · New reply June 29, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Hello! This is a great site...thank you all for your time. I am 46 and have had osteoporosis for at least 6 years. I have delayed all treatment until now. It seems it is severe and I have to do something ...
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The National Osteoporosis Foundation Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The National Osteoporosis Foundation Support Community is sponsored by the National Osteoporosis Foundation in partnership with Inspire.