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Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted April 11, 2008
  • Journal · 49 recommendations
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Support your group and raise awareness with badges

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted June 20, 2008
  • Journal · 24 recommendations
  • Hi everyone. We added a new feature today that you can use to support your groups and the organizations that sponsor them, and get the word out about the causes that are important to you. If you visit ...

New feature - See what you've replied to

Walter
  • By Walter · Posted April 25, 2008
  • Journal · 18 recommendations
  • Hello everyone. We just added a feature that many of you have requested - a list of all of the posts that you have replied to. To get to your list, all you need to do is: 1. Sign in 2. Click "Me" in the ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • Journal · 16 recommendations
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

New feature: video!

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted June 28, 2008
  • Journal · 13 recommendations
  • I am pleased to announce that we have updated Inspire to support video. You can now share a video of yourself, videos that you find inspirational or informative, and more. I've included one of myself ...

Reclast Research Info (aka Zoledronic Acid-Novartis)

windblown
  • By windblown · Posted July 2, 2008
  • Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 5 recommendations
  • Since so many of you have been asking about the Reclast, and Zometa infusions, I thought I would post the New England Journal of Medicine's article on Zoledronic Acid (Reclast), the once yearly infusion ...

Osteoporosis Screening: What You Need to Know

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · Posted November 2, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 3 recommendations
  • Osteoporosis Screening: What You Need to Know Worst Pills Best Pills Newsletter article November, 2008 As older adults face pressure from their doctors to be tested (and then possibly treated) for osteoporosis ...

Vivian Goldschmidt Book?

Caff55
  • By Caff55 · Posted November 13, 2008
  • Discussion in Books, videos and other resources · 1 recommendation
  • Vivian Goldschmidt author of a book called 'The Bone Health Revolution' http://saveourbones.com/get-started2.htm l#getstarted Of course she reveals how to make the cure with no prescription drugs etc ...

great site for PT exercises for various conditions

Uma
  • By Uma · Posted November 10, 2008
  • Discussion in Exercise · 1 recommendation
  • Hi all, I need to spend a lot more time now on eldercare matters but want to be sure to share this site with you. It is not about osteoporosis but rather a great resource for different physical conditions ...

bone quality vs bone quantity

linnyd531
  • By linnyd531 · Posted November 9, 2008
  • Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 1 recommendation
  • hi all, i'm currently reading the myth of osteoporosis and gaining a lot of insight into the medical establishment as a whole. apparently, bone quality is an important indicator for bone fracture...maybe ...

Denosumab

HSB
  • By HSB · Posted October 31, 2008
  • Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 1 recommendation
  • Does anyone know how this works? Is it a bisphosphonate? Does it work the same as one? Thanks ...

Osteoporosis, Meds, Bones and Age

chezkir
  • By chezkir · Posted October 31, 2008
  • Discussion in Premenopausal women (ages 25-50) with osteoporosis · 1 recommendation
  • If you are young, why risk a therapy that may be dangerous for more than 10 years when new therapies are coming? Don't buy in to the hysteria. My own doctor told me at 30 that the next time I fell I could ...

New Report Shows How Drug Industry Immunity Would Endanger Women

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · Posted October 30, 2008
  • Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 1 recommendation
  • New Report Shows How Drug Industry Immunity Would Endanger Women [PR Newswire] Release Date: 10/29/2008 PR Newswire via NewsEdge : NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report released today ...

Bone Density Improvement without Medication

Uma
  • By Uma · Posted October 30, 2008
  • Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 recommendation
  • Hi all, Has anyone exeprienced an improvement in bone density test results without taking medication, e.g., through diet, exercise, etc., only? My endocrinologist does not think diet and exercise help ...

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