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American Family Physician April 1, 2003 Campion & Maricic	Osteoporosis in Men Osteoporosis in men is now recognized as an increasingly important public health issue. Increased awareness by physicians of risk factors for male osteoporosis -- and early diagnosis and treatment -- are needed to decrease the morbidity and mortality resulting from osteoporotic fractures.
American Family Physician March 1, 2001 Jeannette E. South-Paul	Osteoporosis: Part I. Evaluation and Assessment Because osteoporosis is usually asymptomatic until a fracture occurs, family physicians must identify the appropriate timing and methods for screening those at risk...
American Journal of Nursing August 2011 Karen Roush	Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Review This article provides an overview of osteoporosis, describes current recommendations for its prevention and treatment, and discusses nursing implications.
Nurse Practitioner June 2009 Ivy M. Alexander	Pharmacotherapeutic management of osteoporosis and osteopenia The estimated number of individuals with osteoporosis and osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis, continues to increase.
American Family Physician January 15, 2003 Brunner et al.	Hip Fractures in Adults Hip fracture is a major public health problem in the United States. When hip fracture is detected early, appropriate treatment can minimize morbidity and mortality and prevent the rapid decline in quality of life that often is associated with this injury.
American Family Physician March 15, 2001 Jeannette E. South-Paul	Osteoporosis: Part II. Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatment Family physicians will frequently encounter patients with osteoporosis, a condition that is often asymptomatic until a fracture occurs...
American Family Physician October 1, 2004 Thomas M. Zizic	Pharmacologic Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures Of the drugs that have been approved for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis, the bisphosphonates (risedronate and alendronate) are most effective in reducing the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures.
American Family Physician January 1, 2004 Old & Calvert	Vertebral Compression Fractures in the Elderly Compression fracture of the vertebral body is common, especially in older adults. Vertebral compression fractures usually are caused by osteoporosis. Family physicians can help patients prevent compression fractures by diagnosing and treating predisposing factors.
American Family Physician June 1, 2002 S. Craig Humphreys	Neuroimaging in Low Back Pain Patients commonly present to family physicians with low back pain. Because the majority of patients fully or partially recover within six weeks, imaging studies are generally not recommended in the first month of acute low back pain.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Coris & Lombardo	Tarsal Navicular Stress Fractures Stress fractures of the tarsal navicular bone are being recognized with increasing frequency in physically active persons. Diagnosis is commonly delayed, and outcome often suffers because physicians lack familiarity with the condition.
American Family Physician August 15, 2002 Predey et al.	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: New Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a newer technique in which acrylic cement is injected through a needle into a collapsed or weakened vertebra to stabilize the fracture. This procedure is effective for treating certain types of painful vertebral compression fractures.
Seasoned Cooking July 2005 Michael Fick	Dem Bones Unless we patients, our doctors, and the whole medical profession change our acts, our aging population, lazier lifestyles, and junk food diets will lead to half of Americans over the age of 50 having osteoporosis or being at high risk for it.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Doron Schneider	Diagnosis and Treatment of Paget's Disease of Bone Paget's disease of bone (also known as osteitis deformans) is a nonmalignant disease involving accelerated bone resorption followed by deposition of dense, chaotic, and ineffectively mineralized bone matrix...
Nurse Practitioner June 2012 Jane E. Corrarino	Stress fractures in runners Many runners in the United States are at risk for stress-related injuries, which are largely preventable. This article explores risks, pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations, and rehabilitation.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Rao & Cherukuri	Management of Hip Fracture: The Family Physician's Role One in five persons dies in the first year after sustaining a hip fracture, and those who survive past one year may have significant functional limitation. Although surgery is the main treatment for hip fracture, family physicians play a key role as patients' medical consultants.
American Family Physician August 15, 2001 Daisy Arce	Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies Physicians who work in primary care settings and emergency departments frequently evaluate patients with neck and back pain. Spinal cord emergencies are uncommon, but injury must be recognized early so that the diagnosis can be quickly confirmed...
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Use of Ultra-Low-Dose Estrogen to Prevent Bone Loss Estrogen therapy recently has been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and deep venous thrombosis, but it also decreases the risk of hip fracture.
Food Processing June 2011 Dave Fusaro	How Can Food Processors Help Consumers' Aching and Aging Bones? Beyond vitamin D and phosphate, new ingredients help support calcium.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Bazaldua & Bruder	STEPS Drug Update Teriparatide (Forteo) for Osteoporosis
Nurse Practitioner July 2011 Kass-Wolff & Fisher	Menopause and the Hormone Controversy: Clarification or Confusion? Hormone therapy in perimenopause and menopause remains a controversial and often confusing management strategy for healthcare providers. To assist in providing women quality healthcare, recently published new guidelines help provide direction for NPs.
American Family Physician March 1, 2004	Osteoporosis The definition, signs, and who's at risk of getting osteoporosis.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Sanderlin & Raspa	Common Stress Fractures Stress fractures are among the most common sports injuries and are frequently managed by family physicians. A stress fracture should be suspected in any patient presenting with localized bone or periosteal pain.
Nursing August 2011 Sandra C. Voda	Bad breaks: A nurse's guide to distal radius fractures The most common upper extremity fracture, distal radius fracture accounts for an estimated 17% of fractures treated in the United States emergency departments and 16% of all fractures treated by orthopedic surgeons.
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Dan Ferber	Revealing the Biological Complexity of Bones Bones are the body's framework and support, our strongest tissues. Unlike the scaffold of a building, however, bones are anything but inert. They pulse with life and their maintenance requires a surprisingly delicate balancing act.
American Family Physician November 1, 2005 Forman, Forman & Rose	A Clinical Approach to Diagnosing Wrist Pain Primary care physicians often are the first to evaluate and treat a patient with wrist pain. A detailed history alone may lead to a specific diagnosis in approximately 70% of patients who have wrist pain.
Managed Care March 2000 Susan Levine, Lawrence Perin, Diane Hayes, Winifred Hayes	An Evidence-Based Evaluation of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Costs are relatively low for this minimally invasive procedure, compared with open surgical interventions for vertebral compression fractures, such as internal fixation and spinal fusion.
American Family Physician September 1, 2004 Phillips, Reibach & Slomiany	Diagnosis and Management of Scaphoid Fractures Scaphoid fracture is a common injury encountered in family medicine. To avoid missing this diagnosis, a high index of suspicion and a thorough history and physical examination are necessary, because early imaging often is unrevealing.
Nurse Practitioner May 2009 Yvonne D'Arcy	Is Low Back Pain Getting on Your Nerves? The pain and disability of low back pain are the most common reasons patients seek healthcare. Here are tools for diagnosis and treatment options.
Nursing April 2010 Michelle D. Smeltzer	Making a point about open fractures This article describes fractures, explains the difference between open and closed fractures, and tells how to care for a patient who's had an open fracture.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Guard Your Bones Osteoporosis is one of the biggest health risks facing older women. What can be done to help prevent this disease?
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Carol Marie Cropper	Osteoporosis: Men Suffer, Too Bone loss is a bigger threat than prostate cancer for men.
Nutra Solutions July 23, 2007 Ginny Banks	A New Look at Bone Health Although vitamin D and calcium are the mainstay ingredients for osteoporosis prevention, studies show that vitamin K2, phosphorous, magnesium, prebiotics and soy can also play a role.
American Family Physician September 1, 2002 Judd & Kim	Foot Fractures Frequently Misdiagnosed as Ankle Sprains Most ankle injuries are straightforward ligamentous injuries. However, the clinical presentation of subtle fractures can be similar to that of ankle sprains, and these fractures are frequently missed on initial examination.
Chemistry World January 24, 2008 Jonathan Edwards	Trio of Papers Cast Doubts on Osteoporosis Treatment Calcium isn't as effective or safe as previously thought, and millions of people may be taking unnecessary preventative treatments.
American Family Physician August 15, 2002	Vertebroplasty for Spine Fracture Pain How are spinal fractures treated?... What is percutaneous vertebroplasty?... What is the recovery like?... Is the procedure safe?... How do I know if vertebroplasty is right for me?... How successful is vertebroplasty?... etc.
Nursing December 2011 Judith A. Nagle	Getting "hip" to hip hemiarthroplasty This article discusses arthroplasty, the surgery used to restore motion to a joint and function to the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues that control the joint.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2008 Joanna Breitstein	The D-Mab Men Amgen's salvation just may be denosumab. We sit down to talk with the head scientists driving the drug for the multi-billion dollar osteoporosis market
Science News August 28, 2004	Bone Biology A new Web site provides information to physicians and others about bone physiology and osteoporosis.
American Family Physician February 15, 2001	Diary from a Week in Practice GERD may be common in asthmatic patients... Obtaining bone density screening in patients older than 50 years who suffer a fracture... Potential cardiovascular health benefits of chocolate... Family physicians argue about whether pacifiers are good or bad for infants... etc.
American Family Physician March 1, 2001	What You Should Know About Osteoporosis What is osteoporosis?... Who gets osteoporosis?... What are the effects of osteoporosis?... How does my doctor know I have osteoporosis?... How is osteoporosis treated?... How is osteoporosis prevented?... etc.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Amgen's Bone-Loss Drug Faces Marketing Hurdles Amgen is likely to receive FDA approval for denosumab, its new biologic bone-loss drug, but it may be a hard sell against cheaper generics.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Ference & Wilson	Ibandronate (Boniva) for Treatment and Prevention of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women Ibandronate is a bisphosphonate that can be taken daily or monthly. The daily dosage has been shown to decrease vertebral fractures in women with osteoporosis and a history of previous vertebral fractures.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Amgen Pushes Ahead With "Son of Dmab" for Treating Bones Is there more to Amgen than "Dmab"?
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American Family Physician November 15, 2004 Quillen, Wuchner & Hatch	Acute Shoulder Injuries It is important that family physicians understand the anatomy of the shoulder, mechanisms of injury, typical physical and radiologic findings, approach to management of injuries, and indications for referral.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	More Options for Healthy Bones? Novartis and Wyeth might be able to offer alternative treatments for osteoporosis, but the companies have a tough road ahead in this market.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006	Recovering from a Hip Fracture: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is a hip fracture?... How do I know if I have a hip fracture?... Who gets hip fractures?... How is a hip fracture treated?... What can I expect after surgery?...
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 Rob Waters	Amgen: Strengthening Bones, Weakening Cancer? Regulators may soon approve an Amgen drug, denosumab, for osteoporosis, but the payoff could be in oncology.
Reactive Reports Issue 51 David Bradley	Cannabinoids and Osteoporosis Researchers have discovered a regulatory mechanism involved in bone loss linked to a chemical receptor in our bodies with a previously unknown function, which could lead to a new treatment.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Amgen Passes Key Trial With "Son of Dmab" for Osteoporosis The medical and scientific world will be chirping today about an interesting new finding Amgen has made for treating osteoporosis.