Search results for "Osteoporosis"
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011
Osteoporosis screening strategies shown to be generally equal, effective
Several strategies to screen postmenopausal women for osteoporosis are about equally effective, and screening from ages 55 to 80 years was cost-effective, concluded the authors of a modeling study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/2.htm
6 Dec 2011
Older women with normal bone mineral density may be able to defer retesting
Older women with bone mineral density (BMD) testing T scores greater than −1.50 have a low likelihood to develop osteoporosis and can defer retesting for 15 years, researchers concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/24/1.htm
24 Jan 2012
Diagnosing a disorder with few symptoms
Hypercalcemia can have absent, few or nondifferential symptoms, but the condition can indicate the presence of major diseases such as breast cancer. Experts review how to quickly apply a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/hypercalcemia.htm
1 Mar 2012
Letters to the Editor
Readers submit their thoughts on bone mineral density testing and a better title for “internal medicine.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/letters.htm
1 Mar 2012
Subclinical hyperthyroidism associated with CHD risk, afib risk, total mortality, study indicates
Subclinical hyperthyroidism is associated with increased risk for total mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, and incident atrial fibrillation, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/01/6.htm
1 May 2012
National Quality Forum endorses preventive care and screening measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has recently endorsed 19 quality measures related to preventive care and screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/15/11.htm
15 May 2012
Generic irbesartan, escitalopram, ibandronate approved
This regulatory update includes a revision to the label of drospirenone-containing contraceptives and approval of the first generic versions of Avapro (irbesartan) and Avalide (irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets for the treatment of high blood pressure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2012
Guideline issued on managing osteoporosis in men
The Endocrine Society last week issued a clinical practice guideline on managing osteoporosis in men.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/4.htm
26 Jun 2012
Hormone therapy stirs debate 10 years after WHI
The Women's Health Initiative dramatically decreased hormone therapy for menopause, but 10 years later, the “knee-jerk” reaction has become more nuanced in how the regimen can be used.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/hormones.htm
1 Sep 2012