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Bariatric Surgery Seems to Result In Greater Bone Fractures
by
Linda
Posted
Thu 11 Jun 2009 12:00am
A new study done at the Mayo clinic shows that bariatric surgery to induce weight loss puts a person at greater risk for broken bones. People who had bariatric procedures... more broken bones in that time Most breaks occurred in the bones of the hands and feet, but hip, spine and humerus (upper arm bone) fractures also were found. The researchers
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Vitamin K supplement may help prevent bone fractures and cancers
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Dr. John Z.
Posted
Tue 14 Oct 2008 9:10pm
A vitamin K1 supplement does not protect against age-related decreasing bone density, but may protect against fractures and cancers in postmenopausal women.
However, Dr. Angela Cheung, the lead author of the study, cautioned that although the clinical trial observations on fractures and cancers are “intriguing”, they are based on small numbers, an ...
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Acid Reflux Drugs Tied to Bone Fractures
by
OCnaturaldoc
Posted
Fri 13 May 2011 1:45pm
Published: May 13, 2011
The analysis did not find a similar increase in fracture risk among patients taking older acid reflux medications, called histamine-2 receptor antagonists.A new analysis adds to growing evidence that people using proton pump inhibitors to control symptoms of acid reflux are more likely to fracture bones than those who ...
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Bone Fractures
by
Carol B.
Posted
Tue 23 Aug 2011 5:10pm
I've spent 10 days watching my mother suffer. She lost her balance, falling on her butt. She has 10 bone fractures. Ribs, vertebrae, pelvis. After a couple of days in bed she developed pneumonia. She looked like a tiny bird, her small ribcage quickly rising and falling as she struggled for each breath. Coughing, necessary for pneumonia, was ...
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Take soy protein to reduce risk of bone fractures
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Peter C.
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm
Eat soy protein, exercise more and increase consumption of calcium and vitamin D to retard bone loss. According to the Shanghai Women's Health Study, women who ate the most soy protein had a 37% lower risk of bone fracture as compared to women who ate the least soy, particularly among women in the early years following menopause. Soy protein was ...
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How to lower your risk of bone fractures due to Osteoporosis
by
Ann H.
Posted
Fri 06 May 2011 12:12pm
Osteoporosis is a silent disease that makes your bones more likely to break. As many as 50% of all women and 25% of all men over age 50 will break a bone due to Osteoporosis.
Discover your risk of a hip fracture in the next 10 years by taking this quiz from The Osteoporosis Health Coach (and get a free, personalized action plan to help ...
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Bone Fracture Risk Doubles After Obesity Surgery
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DiseaseProof
Posted
Fri 12 Jun 2009 4:27pm
Speaking at this year’s The Endocrine Society's annual meeting, scientists say bone fracture rate is higher among people who have underwent bariatric surgery. Researchers studied 90 people who had either vertical banded gastroplasty or biliopancreatic diversion. Seven years following their operation, 21 participants endured a total of 31 frac ...
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Are you at risk of a bone fracture from osteoporosis?
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OlwenAnderson
Posted
Mon 04 Jan 2010 8:46pm
Now here's a handy tool..... a free online calculator to assess your risk of a bone fracture from osteoporosis. You can find it here http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/tool.jsp?locationValue=23 When you've put in all the data, the program will calculate the percentage probability of a fracture within the next 10 years.
By the way, question 12 ...
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