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Journals
vit D
- By Crone · Posted August 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- I meant 50,000 units ...
Vit D
- By Crone · Posted August 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- 50,000 mgs ix wk for 7 months now reduced to 50,000 mgs every other week ...
Strontium
- By bridgid · Posted August 11, 2009
- 16 replies
- Has anyone experienced side effects from taking a 380mg of strontium daily? I seem to have a burning tongue? Bridgid ...
Just diagnosed
- By summer01 · Posted August 11, 2009
- 3 replies
- I was just diagnosed with osteoporosis my doctor really scared me and said I need to get on the medicine immediately. I stop at the Drug store and purchase the medicine. After reading the side effects ...
Forteo vit D update
- By Crone · Posted August 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- Saw my new Dr...All tests indicate my vit D level is good with 50,000 1x week The low D level report was a Lab error....by Lab corp...The two Quest tests show level of 49...My bones have responded to ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Vitamin D
- By Loods · Posted August 8, 2009
- 23 replies
- Could anyone explain how much vitamin D we should be taking and am I right in thinking it should be D3? I am very small as I have restricted growth due to my disability therefore does anyone know how ...
I need to have a better attitude!
- By so-tired · Posted August 5, 2009
- 26 replies
- I've been thinking a lot lately, that I really need to adjust my attitude! OK, so I have all of these illnesses, I just can't let that stop me from thinking more positively! I've heard the saying, "Acceptance ...
Does Medicare cover Reclast for osteoporosis?
- By SunnySherry · Posted August 4, 2009
- 7 replies
- My doctor asked me to research this before ordering it for me ...
Fosteum????
- By Willie1 · Posted August 2, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi everyone. Is anyone using Fosteum for their osteoporosis? I was reading today that it is a FDA approved drug prescribed by some docs for people who have lots of trouble with the biophosphates and forteo ...
Building strong bones with the 72-second weight-bearing yoga rule
- By SuzaFrancina · Posted July 30, 2009
- 45 replies
- Part Eleven in a Series on Yoga for Healthy Bones. A new study tells us that a yoga practice can not only help prevent osteoporosis — it actually builds the bones back up! In early March of this year ...
Support Grows to Protect Patient Access to Osteoporosis Testing
- By Osteo_Staff_Journal · Posted July 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is one of 37 patient, professional, health and community organizations who support the Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2009 (S ...
A yoga question: Are backbends good for "osteoporosis backs"?
- By SuzaFrancina · Posted July 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- Part Ten in a series on Yoga for Healthy Bones. Before I write more about yoga props, walls and chairs, I want to respond to two recent questions asked on this site. One person wrote: "Suza thanks for ...
Donesumab update today (some side effects and cost)
- By Char42 · Posted July 28, 2009
- 3 replies
- Today's Top News The UK's GlaxoSmithKline has grabbed licensing rights to Amgen's blockbuster osteoporosis drug denosumab, agreeing to pay $120 million in near-term milestones to sell the therapy in a ...
Journals to subscribe to for postmenopausal osteoporosis
- By mllajr · Posted July 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- Can you recommend scientific journals that we can subscribe to in order ot receive updated information regarding the treatment of pmo? Thanks ...
How DXA and FRAX® Are Different
- By Osteo_Staff_Journal · Posted July 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- This is to discuss how DXA testing and FRAX® (Fracture Risk Assessment Tool) relate to each other and how they are different. In brief, DXA results are needed for FRAX®, but FRAX® is not a substitute ...
about forteo
- By Trinity3 · Posted July 27, 2009
- 46 replies
- Has anyone had a lot of side effects from taking this drug? I am a little concerned at times ...
WHAT TO DO?
- By so-tired · Posted July 25, 2009
- 19 replies
- MY FOOT GETS SWOLLEN SOMETIMES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY? IT ALSO TUNS PURPLE/RED, AND IT'S HARD TO WALK. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLUE WHAT KIND OF A DOC I SHOULD GO TO? THANKS ...
Yoga with Walls and Chairs to Help Strengthen Your Bones
- By SuzaFrancina · Posted July 25, 2009
- 10 replies
- Part Nine in a series on Yoga for Healthy Bones. When I first began teaching yoga at a senior living community, I had never heard the term "osteoporosis." I had no formal training as a yoga instructor ...
fosomax and reclast treatment
- By melindah · Posted July 24, 2009
- 5 replies
- Had both treatments and was allergic to both, fosomax thightened up my thrqat and couldn't swallow and had more aches in joints than ever before. Reclast sent me to er the next day with 102 temp and all ...
