Medical News Article on Osteoporosis

Findings from University of Helsinki Broaden Understanding of Osteoporosis

2012 MAR 27 -- New research, "Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism during winter in pre-menopausal Bangladeshi and Somali immigrant and ethnic Finnish women: associations with forearm bone mineral density," is the subject of a report. "Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is one of the outcomes of vitamin D deficiency that negatively affects bone metabolism. We studied the ethnic differences in vitamin D status in Finland and its effect on serum intact parathyroid hormone (S-iPTH) concentration and bone traits," scientists in Helsinki, Finland report.

"The study was done in the Helsinki area (60°N) during...

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