Common Antidepressants Linked to Increased Bone Loss in Older Adults
...onfirmed, people using SSRIs might be targeted for osteoporosis screening and preventive intervention," the authors write. The two studies appear in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....Exercise Reduces Fracture in Men
...y after the menopause. But it is wrong to think of osteoporosis as a womans disease. Osteoporotic fractures are a risk for men too. Karl Michaelsson and colleagues at University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, report research in which over 2000 men were asked, during 1970 to 1973, about the amount of physical activi...Premature Vascular and Bone Changes Occur in COPD Patients
...role in osteoporosis. In this study, patients with osteoporosis had the greatest arterial stiffness. Increased art... abnormal loss of bony tissue. Also, those who had osteoporosis of the hip had a greater aortic pulse wave velocity than those without the hip problem. In an edit......ausal symptoms and was known to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease. But recent studies have also in...symptoms but also for long-term protection against osteoporosis and fractures, heart disease and even Alzheimer's disease. In 2002, a large study by the National...