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Osteoporosis
New findings in the area of osteoporosis detailed
August 25th, 2005
Data on osteoporosis are outlined in reports from the United States, Scotland and Canada. Study 1: According to recent research from the United States, "Elderly women on combination therapy with alendronate and hormone replacement for osteoporosis have greater gains in bone mass than those on monotherapy. It is not known whether early changes in markers can predict the long-term changes in bone density with therapy." S.L. Greenspan and colleagues, University of Pittsburgh, addressed this in their study. "We assessed bone density and biochemical markers of bone turnover [urine N-telopeptide cross-linked collagen type 1 (NTx), serum...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-25)
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