About Osteoporosis

newsinfusion asked:

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-a-month dose of Actonel® (risedronate sodium) tablets making it the only oral once-a-month osteoporosis therapy approved to help prevent both spinal and non-spinal fractures in postmenopausal women. The new once-a-month dose of Actonel is available for patients seeking the fracture protection of Actonel in the convenience of one monthly pill. In addition to being approved to help protect the spine from fractures, Actonel is also approved to help prevent non-spinal fractures, measured as a group, namely the hip, wrist, collar bone, arm, pelvis, and leg.

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maximom asked:


well my doctor had told me to take calcium 500 mg for my bones because it has to be with a defect on the contraception shot?? i do feel a bit tense!!

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lifelinescreening asked:

www.lifelinescreening.com Osteoporosis is painless in its early stages. Learn how Life Line Screening provides osteoporosis screening services and bone density tests for the disease and the next steps you should take to slow its progression. For more information, or to find a osteoporosis screening location near you, visit the Life Line Screening website at http or call 1-800-449-2350.

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Rubyee2 asked:


I am taking both Fosamax and Calcitonin spray for my osteoporosis. Does anyone else take more than one medication for osteoporosis?

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M L asked:


i have osteoporosis of my bones. i’ve been taking fosomax for about 10 years now. i use to take calcium and vitamin d along with the fosomax. i’d like to know will the fosomax work own its own or do i have to keep taking the calcium and vitamin. will the fosomax alone work for the osteoporosis? i’m 61 years old. thanks so much.

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DrGeorgeBest asked:

A simple exercise that has been shown to improve bone density in premenopausal women and slow bone loss in postmenopausal women.

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Julie J asked:


I’m 35 and have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and i really would like to have dental implants done. I have spoke with the periodontist/oral surgeon who seems very competent and has researched as many ways as possible and he said he thinks I would do fine. Anyone had any problems

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miguelantonio1975 asked:

Osteoporosis is a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of proteins in bone is altered. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in women as a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak bone mass (20-year-old healthy female average) as measured by DXA; the term “established osteoporosis” includes the presence of a fragility fracture.[1] Osteoporosis is most common in women after menopause, when it is called postmenopausal osteoporosis, but may also develop in men, and may occur in anyone in the presence of particular hormonal disorders and other chronic diseases or as a result of medications, specifically glucocorticoids, when the disease is called steroid- or glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (SIOP or GIOP). Given its influence in the risk of fragility fracture, osteoporosis may significantly affect life expectancy and quality of life. Osteoporosis can be prevented with lifestyle changes and sometimes medication; in people with osteoporosis, treatment may involve both. Lifestyle change includes exercise and preventing falls; medication includes calcium, vitamin D, bisphosphonates and several others. Fall-prevention advice includes exercise to tone deambulatory muscles, proprioception-improvement exercises; equilibrium therapies may be included. Exercise with its anabolic effect, may at the …

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Sarah Vengeance asked:


I’m an 18 year old girl and I’m trying to prevent getting either of these disorders in my life. My doctor was telling me that early prevention is key, what would you recommend to prevent this?

And in all honesty, I’m not a big fan of milk or any dairy products for that matter, which I know are high in calcium and vitamin D, so I know that’s probably not a good thing.

Thanks in advance =]

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M L asked:


my doctor put me on fosomax for osteoporosis. i’ve been taking it once a week for years now. do i really need calcium + vitamin d, or does the fosomax (once a week, 70 mil.)work on the osteoporosis by itself. thanks so much.

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