The number of bone fractures due to osteoporosis is rising dramatically in the United States – resulting in a hospitalization rate due to such fractures up 55% from 1995 to 2006.
Osteoporosis, thinning of the bones, affects approximately 10 million Americans. It’s a silent disease, one you don’t know you have until you break a bone, likely from a very innocent and not hard fall. More women get osteoporosis than men, because being post-menopausal increases your risk of developing it. However, men can easily fall into the category of higher risk if they’re of slim build, take corticosteroids for health issues, …read more

According to a new article the insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinediones, a new class of diabetic medication, is associated with an increased risk of fractures. Two medications that fall in this category, pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, accounts for over 20% of prescribed diabetic oral medication in the US and over 5% in Europe.

After adjusting for other risk factors, individuals who were currently taking rosiglitazone and pioglitazone had approximately double or triple the odds of hip and other non-spine fractures than those who did not take these drugs.

These are some huge findings- double or triple.  This is strong evidence of a possible association between long-term …read more