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Lipid profiles seem to be associated with tendon health

Review Links Lipid Profiles With Tendon Health

Altered tendon structure or pain linked to higher total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Oct. 9-12

The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) annual meeting The annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and...
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have lower serotonin levels than healthy controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Serotonin Levels Low in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Further decrease in patients receiving TNFα blockers; serum levels impact osteoblast-like Saos-2 cells
Most patients with acute lateral epicondylitis recover without physical therapy and steroid injections

No Benefit Seen With Physical Tx in Acute Lateral Epicondylitis

For most, PT plus placebo or steroid injection similar to no treatment at all

September 2015 Briefing – Orthopedics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Extra calcium may not protect aging bones after all. The findings appear online in two reviews published online Sept. 29 in The BMJ.

Calcium Supplements May Not Benefit Bone Health

Researchers find no evidence that increasing intake will prevent fractures

August 2015 Briefing – Orthopedics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
The risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw is highest in association with intravenous bisphosphonate use

Osteonecrosis of Jaw Risk Highest for IV Bisphosphonate Use

High risk for zoledronate, denosumab mainly in prevention of skeletal-related events
Use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes is tied to severe joint pain in some patients

FDA Warns of Joint Pain Tied to DPP-4 Inhibitors

Agency advises users with such symptoms to contact their doctor
For early-postmenopausal osteopenic women

Favorable Effect of Exercise on BMD Continues As Women Age

Findings in early-postmenopausal osteopenic women, with no leveling-off effect after 16 years