The risk of negative disorders such as osteoporosis is high in HIV-patients. During a recent study, it was revealed that these patients may benefit from to introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and improved life quality but serious complications such as osteoporosis can happen.
Osteoporosis is a multifactorial ailment characterized by a continuing reduction in [...]
January 15, 2010 | Posted in
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Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP) can be effectively treated with a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone, Teriparatide. This finding was published in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that are naturally produced in the human body and may be termed as synthetically [...]
December 30, 2009 | Posted in
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Teriparatide, a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone, can prove its worth when it comes to effectively treating glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP), as per a recent study.
The involved researchers remarked that patients with glucocorticoid-induced OP and treated with teriparatide for a period of 36 months tend to experience fewer new vertebral fractures and increased BMD [...]
December 2, 2009 | Posted in
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There is an unexpected impact of chronic corticosteroid use on the human bones, as per experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
It was remarked by Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, pediatric endocrinology and diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo, that [...]
November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Researchers have been successful in finding the functionality responsible behind the negative influence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on bones, as per a published study in an edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
The findings of this study are considered to be good enough to guide attempts to design improved drugs when it comes to reversing [...]
November 25, 2009 | Posted in
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According to a recent study, injectable version of teriparatide (foreto) is able to increase BMD (bone mineral density) by as much as two percent as compared to oral alendronate (fosamax) in a head-to-head comparison.
Teriparatide was seen in a relationship with enhanced improvements in bone mineral density level at the spine and hip, as per Kenneth [...]
October 30, 2009 | Posted in
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The National Osteoporosis Guideline Group in the UK has developed a new and accurate method for ascertaining at which point an individual needs further diagnostic tests. Rather than depending heavily on measurements of bone mineral density, the UK group suggested that their approach will take into account whether or not the treatment is expected to [...]
July 18, 2009 | Posted in
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