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Exemestane significantly decreases bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women who take it to reduce their risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in The Lancet Oncology. Two years of daily oral treatment with the steroidal aromatase inhibitor was found to... »
Levetiracetam Matches Older Antiepileptics for Bone Protection
BALTIMORE – Levetiracetam had effects on bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover that were similar to those seen with the older antiepileptic drugs carbamazepine and sodium valproate in a 12-month, randomized, controlled trial of 84 patients with partial epilepsy. The finding was counter... »
Accelerating Fracture Healing With Teriparatide
SAN DIEGO – Teriparatide is gaining traction as an off-label therapy to speed fracture repair and promote healing of delayed union and nonunion fractures. At a session expressly devoted to anabolic agents for fracture repair at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral... »
Exemestane significantly decreases bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women who take it to reduce their risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in The Lancet Oncology. Two years of... »
DXA Reimbursement Slated to Plummet March 1
Medicare payments for the use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry are set to drop on March 1 unless Congress acts to extend the current payment rates for the screening procedure. Physicians performing dual energy x-ray... »
Levetiracetam Matches Older Antiepileptics for Bone Protection
BALTIMORE – Levetiracetam had effects on bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover that were similar to those seen with the older antiepileptic drugs carbamazepine and sodium valproate in a 12-month, randomized,... »
It may be appropriate to forgo dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scanning and instead use body mass index to rule out osteoporosis in some obese patients, according to the findings of a large study presented by Dr. Thomas... »
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