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Men are more likely than women to die after an osteoporosis-related fracture

AAOS: Osteoporosis Fractures More Often Fatal for Men

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Mortality rate 18.7 percent for men, 13.9 percent for women year after fracture
Bisphosphonates reduce the risk of vertebral

Findings Support Bisphosphonate Use in Men With Osteoporosis

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Reduced risk seen for vertebral and possibly nonvertebral fractures
Summer levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with bone mineral density of the total hip

Summer Concentrations of 25OHD Predict Bone Mineral Density

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Low serum 25OHD concentrations during summer linked to increased relative risk of osteoporosis
For postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

ASBMR: Romosozumab Linked to Reduced Fracture Risk

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Reduced vertebral fracture risk at 12 months among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Abaloparatide Reduces Fracture Risk in Women With Osteoporosis

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Medication appears to reduce fractures better than teriparatide or placebo, researchers say
For women initiating osteoporosis treatment

Osteoporosis Treatment-Linked Changes in BMD ID Fracture Risk

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Treatment-related increases in total hip bone mineral density linked to reduced fracture risk
Proton pump inhibitor use is associated with increased risk of developing osteoporosis and osteopenia in femur bones

PPI Use Ups Risk of Osteoporosis, Osteopenia in Femur

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PPI users have reduced mean femoral T-scores, increased frequency of osteoporosis, osteopenia
The introduction of pop-up messages relating to a history of dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) in an order communication system can increase the rates of DXA prescription

Pop-Up Messages Up Physician Awareness of Osteoporosis

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Messages linked to increased rates of DXA prescription and osteoporosis medication
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement relating to atrial fibrillation risk associated with bisphosphonates correlated with a reduction in bisphosphonate use

FDA Safety Announcement Affected Bisphosphonate Use

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Four percent decrease in odds of bisphosphonate use each quarter after safety announcement for a-fib risk
Older women with osteoporosis may benefit from a few years on growth hormone

Growth Hormone May Benefit Bone Health in Older Women

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But researcher says high cost, need to get shots in clinics make it an unlikely osteoporosis treatment