Women who are diagnosed with clinical depression may have a higher risk of developing osteoporosis, say researchers in Israel.
There has been a suspicion that there is a connection between depression and osteoporosis, but studies have been small. To address this, researchers from Hebrew University researchers looked at data from all studies analyzed them to see what they could find. The results of their meta-analysis were gathered from 23 studies, which studied 2,327 people with depression and 21,141 without depression.
According to this news release, Connection between depression and osteoporosis detailed by Hebrew University researchers, the connection is clear.
[D]epressed individuals have a …read more

Depression affects much more than your mood. New research has shown there’s a very strong relationship between depression and bone loss in young women. The link is especially strong in those women who’ve been diagnosed with clinical depression by a psychiatrist.
Bone loss is dangerous since it may lead to osteoporosis, which increases the risk for fractures. Osteoporosis affects one in three women over 50, making it the most widespread degenerative disease in the developed world.

Since there haven’t been many large studies on the association between depression and osteoporosis, the US National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization haven’t …read more

At 100 years old, some people may be grateful to be alive, but life for Helen Daniels of Poughkeepsie, NY, was difficult because of back pain from osteoporosis. Her osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) had led to fractures in her spine, making it difficult to walk. But thanks to a minimally invasive surgical procedure called balloon kyphoplasty, Ms. Daniels is now walking again.
According to this article, 100-Year-Old Woman Gets Relief From Debilitating Back Pain After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, balloon kyphoplasty is a procedure where:
a needle and tube are used to create a small pathway into the fractured bone. Orthopedic …read more

Marijuana is a recreational drug that undergoes a lot of scrutiny. Researchers are looking into it because of its ability to help reduce discomfort caused by many diseases or the disease treatments. There is also research going on about how safe or unsafe it is to use.
Despite pot’s lack of legal status, it’s a fairly easy to get hold of “drug” and used by many people, for medicinal purposes or now.
Earlier research into the use of pot has shown that it can help weaken your bones, but now it seems that this is only in young people. Researchers have found …read more

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

A study that recruited women from 7 countries has found that women who had fractured a wrist healed more quickly if they received an injection of human parathyroid hormone (PTH), called teriparatide . This medication is used to treat osteoporosis. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research .
Researchers recruited 102 women who were aged between 45 and 85 years. They were post menopausal and had fractured a wrist, called a Colle’s fracture . A Colle’s fracture involves a break of the end of the radius bone of the forearm. …read more

The month of May has been designated Osteoporosis Month in the United States. As the month draws to a close, did you know that? I didn’t. And that’s a shame because osteoporosis is a serious problem among the aging population in many so-called developed countries.
Are you at risk? Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you have a small frame (bone structure)?
2. Are you of Caucasian or Asian ancestry?
3. Are you a woman?
4. If you are a woman, are you postmenopausal? If so, was it early?
5. Have you broken any bones in what seemed to be fairly minor accidents?
6. Have you ever …read more

From being the ultimate Bond poster girl to speaking up about osteoporosis, actress Ursula Andress has come a long way.
Ms Andress, born in Swizterland in 1936, was one of the major sexy women and actresses of her time. If you look at her now, you’d hardly believe she’s in her 70s. But, despite taking good care of her body and her physical beauty, time has ravaged her bones, resulting in osteoporosis.
As a result of her diagnosis with osteoporosis, Ms Andress agreed to become a spokesperson for the disease, teaching women about the importance of osteoporosis prevention and treatment.
To do this, …read more

 
Women with osteoporosis, that are taking or have taken Fosamax, should ask their health care provider about an alternative treatment.
Patient’s that are taking or have taken Fosamax are twice as likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. The risk is higher for those that have a family history of heart failure.
There is an 86% higher risk for atrial fibrillation, for patient’s that have taken Fosamax. A study at University of Washington found that 3% of the women in their study of new cases of atrial fibrillation may be due to their use of the drug Fosamax.
When you have …read more

Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington.
They are saying that women that have used the commonly prescribed osteoporosis medication Fosamax have an over 85% higher chance of developing atrial fibrillation then those that have never used the medication. Now, should you run upstairs and flush your Foamax? No indeed.
If you have a high risk for a-fib such as a history of an irregular heart beat, high …read more