Fractures Articles:
Bone Drugs Impair Fracture Recovery
A new study shows that bone drugs drastically interfere with the long-term healing and strength of bone that is recovering from a fracture.Read More: adverse side effects, bisphosphonates, fractures
Low Vitamin D Associated with Hip Fracture Risk
A new study clearly associates vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of hip fracture, dispelling any uncertainty about this link.Read More: fractures, Vitamin D
Vitamin D is Lacking in Americans, Elderly at Risk for Fractures
Two new vitamin D studies add to the now overwhelming body of vitamin D data that says Americans need more vitamin D to prevent fractures and live healthier and longer. The first study found that taking greater than 400 IU of vitamin D per day significantly reduced fractures in the elderly. The second study showed that during the past decade vitamin D levels had fallen by 6 points in American population.Read More: Bone and Joint Helper™, Daily Bone Xcel™, elderly, fractures, low blood levels of vitamin D, mortality, Vitamin D
Vitamin D with Calcium Reduces Fracture Risk
A large study involving 68,517 participants has shown that vitamin D taken with calcium reduces fractures for both men and women of any age.Read More: Calcium, Calcium AEP, Coral Calcium, fractures, Tri-Cal, Vitamin D
Diabetes Drugs Actos & Avandia Increase Bone Fracture Rate
Actos and Avandia shouldn’t even be on the market as they have already been proven to cause heart failure. Now it is clear they also cause abnormal bone fractures. People who are type II diabetic are already at increased risk for both of these problems anyway. Why on earth would they want to take a medication that increases the risk for both problems even further.Read More: Actos, Avandia, Cardio Helper, Daily Bone Xcel™, Daily Builder™, fractures, Pantethine
Cissus Quadrangularis: Linking Bones & Metabolic Health
Cissus quadrangularis is a traditional ayurvedic herb in use for more than one thousand years. The Sanskrit name for this herb is Hadjod, which translates literally to "bone-union." An emerging body of exciting new science is linking bone health and metabolic health (weight loss and blood sugar metabolism). Interestingly, cissus quadrangularis has new studies further supporting its role for both issues.Read More: bone density, Cissus Quadrangularis, fractures, metabolism, osteocalcin
Antacid Medications Cause Clostridium Difficile Infections & Bone Fractures
Three studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine show that commonly over-prescribed antacids increase the risk for dangerous intestinal bacterial infection of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) as well as increase the risk of any type of bone fracture by 25%.Read More: antacids, Clostridium Difficile, fractures
Fracture Risk for Older Men Related to Metabolic Syndrome
If you want to live to be over 100 and be healthy then it is worth knowing that common findings are good bone health and no insulin resistance. On the other hand, a new study of men over the age of 70 links their risk of fracture to having the metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance and an expanded waistline.)Read More: fractures, insulin resistance, osteocalcin
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