161. Prevention Of Osteoporosis And Fractures - July 1999 - American Academy Of Famil Prevention of osteoporosis and Fractures. osteoporosis and low bone density aresignificant risk factors for morbidity and mortality in older adults. http://www.aafp.org/afp/990700ap/194.html

Advanced Search Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fractures PAUL ULLOM-MINNICH, M.D., M.P.H. University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Wichita, Kansas O steoporosis and low bone density are significant risk factors for morbidity and mortality in older adults. These conditions are characterized by poor bone strength and are associated with an increased risk of fractures from even slightly traumatic events, such as falls from standing height or lower. Vertebral fractures are the hallmark of osteoporosis, but hip, Colles' and other fractures are also common. Low bone density may be a silent condition until a complication occurs. Increased attention is being given to the early diagnosis and treatment of low bone density as well as the prevention of fractures. Several medications have recently been labeled for the treatment of osteoporosis, but their marginal benefits require careful consideration of their cost. Osteoporosis and Osteopenia As commonly defined, osteoporosis is a condition in which bone mineral density is 2.5 standard deviations below the average bone density in gender-matched young adults. Osteopenia is a less advanced state of low bone mineral density. The risk of fracture increases two to three times for every 10 percent drop in bone density. Patients with low bone mineral density and multiple risk factors for falling are 27 times more likely to sustain an osteoporotic fracture.

162. National Osteoporosis Campaign Of Australia Offers details about the NOCA, a charitable healthcare organization. Includes a patient contract, lifecheck, fact sheets and contact information. http://www.noca.asn.au

163. Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief - Age Page - Health Information Order Print Copies. osteoporosis The Bone Thief. Helen grew up on a farmin the Midwest. All this makes your bones weaker. Who Gets osteoporosis? http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/osteo.asp

Order Print Copies Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief Helen grew up on a farm in the Midwest. She drank lots of milk as a child. She also walked a lot, but not after high school. That was when she became a secretary in a local law office. Then she never found time to exercise. Helen went through menopause at age 47. At age 61, she was looking forward to retirement — traveling and working in her garden. But then she slipped on a small rug in her kitchen and broke her hip. After Helen recovered, getting around was a lot more difficult — she needed a cane to walk. Helen had osteoporosis, but she didn’t know it. Osteoporosis is a disease that thins and weakens bones to the point where they break easily — especially bones in the hip, backbone (spine), and wrist. Osteoporosis is called the “silent disease” — you may not notice any changes until a bone breaks. But your bones have been losing strength over many years. Bone is living tissue. To keep bones strong, the body is always breaking down old bone and replacing it with new tissue. As people enter their forties and fifties, more bone is broken down than is replaced. A close look at the inside of bone would show something that looks like a honeycomb. When you have osteoporosis, the spaces in this honeycomb grow larger. The outer shell of your bones also gets thinner. All this makes your bones weaker.

164. CyberLogic, Inc., Engineering Research And Development Produces and sells ultrasound simulation software, Wave2000, markets a finite element stress analysis package named FEMdesigner and does research on 3D display systems, orthopaedic research, and the noninvasive assessment of bone for diagnosis of osteoporosis. http://www.cyberlogic.org

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165. Osteoporosis Message Board osteoporosis Message Board. Postmenoposal bleeding Dawn Hendrickson010313 12/20/00 (0) osteoporosis - Elaine 104825 12/14/00 (0) http://www.healthboards.com/osteoporosis/

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166. RCP | Working Party Report | Osteoporosis Update Online Publications Working Party Reports. osteoporosis. Clinical guidelinesfor prevention and treatment. Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/wp_osteo_update.htm

Online Publications : Working Party Reports Osteoporosis Clinical guidelines for prevention and treatment Update on pharmacological interventions and an algorithm for management Royal College of Physicians Bone and Tooth Society of Great Britain Contents Writing Group 1 Background 2 Diagnosis and risk assessment 3 Update on pharmacological interventions ... References Writing Group Bone and Tooth Society of Great Britain Dr Juliet Compston (Chairman), Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge Professor Richard Eastell, Clinical Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield Dr Roger Francis, Musculoskeletal Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Dr Eugene McCloskey, WHO Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, Sheffield Professor David Reid, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen Dr Jon Tobias, Division of Medicine, University of Bristol Royal College of Physicians Guideline Development Group Professor David Barlow, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford Professor Cyrus Cooper, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton

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169. Medinfo: Osteoporosis Easy to understand information for patients on osteoporosis. http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/osteoporosis.html

index search health books site map Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disorder where the bones become weakened by loss of substance (osteopenia), leading to an increased risk of broken bones (fractures) with minimal trauma. Symptoms The thinning of the bones does not, in itself, cause much in the way of symptoms. It does, however, lead to a risk of broken bones without much of an injury. In fact the bones of the spine can sometimes collapse without any obvious cause. When the bones are significantly thinned (low in bone mass) people who fall are more likely to break their wrist, hip, or other bones. A cough or a sneeze is more likely to cause a fracture of a rib or the partial collapse of one of the bones of the spine (vertebra). Any bone is more at risk with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis affects people in a number of ways: Pain . The broken bones (fractures), which can happen without any obvious cause, can lead to severe pain, which lasts for quite a number of weeks. Financial . People (especially the elderly) who develop a fracture become more dependent on others to look after them. It may result in an independent person needing long term support at home, or even having to go into a nursing home. Mortality . With a 20% increase in mortality in the first year after a broken hip, the mortality is greater than that of cancer of the neck of the womb (cervix).

170. Conditions Men Get, Too Discusses osteoporosis, breast cancer, and eating disorders as conditions that occur in men, although they are typically thought of as women's diseases. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1022873509.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: Cancer Men's Health Musculoskeletal Disorders By keywords: osteoporosis breast cancer anorexia bulimia Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Conditions Men Get, Too Seymour Kramer noticed a patch of what looked like blood on his pajama top three years ago and thought he had cut himself. But he wasn't scratched. His doctor tested the discharge and told the New Jersey man he had breast cancer. Dan, 70, a retired Michigan engineer who asked that his last name not be used, was pulling weeds three years ago. For no apparent reason, he fractured two vertebrae. Doctors told him his bones were wasting away. He has osteoporosis. As a teenager, Gary Grahl was obsessed with having a trim, "athletic" body. The Wisconsin resident shunned food and exercised excessively. Sometimes he'd do sit-ups and pushups for three hours before school. He ate little and shrank from 160 to an unhealthy 104 pounds. Over a six-year period, he was hospitalized four times. Grahl says he is now "completely recovered" from his eating disorder. They Aren't Just 'Women's Diseases' What do these men have in common? They all suffer from illnesses typically thought of as "women's diseases." Breast cancer, osteoporosis and eating disorders all occur in men, too, though their prevalence is much greater in the female population. As a result, many men, unaware that the diseases affect both sexes, may fail to recognize symptoms. Likewise, doctors and families often don't suspect these illnesses. This can delay therapy and make disorders difficult to treat.

171. Imaginis - Osteoporosis Information about osteoporosis. Part of Imaginis.com, a women's health website. http://www.imaginis.com/osteoporosis/

search tips Osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disease that primarily affects post-menopausal women. It is estimated that one in two women over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture. Osteoporosis Introduction: What is Osteoporosis? Bone Growth and Bone Health Risk Factors and Symptoms Prevention ... Site Map Imaginis.com subscribes to the HONcode principles of the Health on the Net Foundation. contained herein. Information found within the Imaginis.com website or in other sites linked to from Imaginis.com is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to be used as a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a medical doctor. Imaginis does not endorse and has no responsibility for the content of any other sites listed on Imaginis.com, and provides links and references merely as a convenience to its users. Seek immediate medical attention if your condition is urgent.

172. Vegan Bodybuilding Pat Reeves has not only won countless British powerlifting titles, but is also a rawfood vegan who has used diet to overcome both osteoporosis and cancer using diet to not only overcome her conditions, but become a champion. http://www.veganbodybuilding.org/

173. Osteoporosis Information about osteoporosis, prevention and treatment. Endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Site available in English and French. http://www.sogc.org/door/osteoporosis.html

174. What Are Isoflavones? Learn what they are, what they can do, and what products contain them. For hot flushes, osteoporosis, and depression in menopause. http://www.isoflavones.info

Isoflavones Isoflavones health Menopause Sources of isoflavones ... Isoflavones research Isoflavones What are isoflavones? How do isoflavones work? Metabolism of isoflavones Isoflavones books ... Links Isoflavones The role of isoflavones is widely appreciated and is currently the subject of intense research. Isoflavones appear to protect against hormone-related disorders such as breast cancer. Isoflavones do this by competing with body's own estrogen for the same receptor sites on cells. Some of the risks of excess estrogen can be lowered in this way. Isoflavones can also have estrogen activity. If during menopause the body's natural level of estrogen drops, isoflavones can compensate by binding to same receptor sites thereby easing menopause symptoms as a result. The best way to consume isoflavones is in the form soy, so you can benefit from other healthy components of soy. Soy contains many isoflavones, but the most beneficial are genistein and daidzein. The highest amounts of isoflavones can be found in soy nuts and tempeh. Isoflavones are fairly stable. Under normal cooking methods isoflavones are not destroyed. Health benefits of isoflavones Research in several areas of healthcare has shown that consumption of isoflavones may play a role in lowering risk for disease. Isoflavones can fight disease on several fronts. The following potential health benefits are attributed to isoflavones:

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