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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2016 Annual Meeting

September 16 - 19, 2016; Atlanta, Georgia

September 16 - 19, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia

ASBMR Daily Yogurt Consumption Leads to Better Bone Health UPDATED // Healthy postmenopausal women who consume yogurt every day are leaner and have better bone health than women who never eat yogurt, independent of calcium intake and physical activity.
Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2016
ASBMR FRAME: Romosozumab Rapidly Reduces Fracture Risk in Osteoporosis Romosozumab rapidly and dramatically reduces vertebral fractures compared with placebo in FRAME, and bone-enhancing effects continue after patients are transitioned to denosumab for a further year.
Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2016
ASBMR Crisis in Osteoporosis Care Will Be Key Theme at ASBMR 2016 The crisis in osteoporosis care will merit a call to action this year at the ASBMR meeting, as experts grapple with the reality of undetected and untreated osteoporosis that is now rampant in the US.
Medscape Medical News, September 8, 2016

Vitamin D, Calcium, Exercise Slow Bariatric-Surgery Bone Loss We have to implement…dietary recommendations and physical exercise…to avoid this rapid and ongoing decline" in bone density following bariatric weight-loss surgery, an expert urges.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 27, 2015
Bisphosphonates Up Survival, but Rare Fractures Seen in Asians Long-term oral bisphosphonates reduced the risk of a secondary fracture and upped survival in one study, but Asians who took this drug had a greater risk of atypical femur fractures, in another study.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 21, 2015
FRAX Misses Fracture Risk With Mental Illness, Related Meds This predictive tool underestimates the 10-year risk of a major fracture in patients with depression or those taking common psychiatric medications, researchers report.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 13, 2015

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