Fabled 'Vegetable Lamb' Plant Contains Potential Treatment For Osteoporosis Oct 18, 2009
23, 2009) Natural pigments found in plants may help protect against bone loss in older men and women ... 24, 2006) Researchers at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan, show that vitamin D prevents bone loss in mice by suppressing the protein c-Fos, thereby inhibiting development of. (Science Daily)
Lean for life Oct 16, 2009
Bone up on calcium and vitamin D. "This is the last decade in which you can build bone mass without bone loss, a process that begins in your 30s," Fernstrom says. Aim for 1,000 milligrams of calcium (one serving of dairy, such as a cup of yogurt or. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Vitamin D Analyzed In Breast Cancer Patients Oct 11, 2009
Women with breast cancer are even more likely to have low levels of vitamin D and this can contribute to accelerated bone loss and an increased risk for bone fractures. Researchers at the University of Rochester tested vitamin D levels in 166 women undergoing breast cancer treatment and found that 70 percent of them had low levels of vitamin D. For those with late-stage breast cancer, average levels were even lower. (KERO 23, CA)
Women With Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels Oct 11, 2009
"Vitamin D is essential to maintaining bone health, and women with breast cancer have accelerated bone loss due to the nature of hormone therapy and chemotherapy. It's important for women and their doctors to work together to boost their vitamin D intake," said Luke Peppone, Ph. D., research assistant professor of Radiation Oncology, at Rochester's James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. (Science Daily)
Continuing ethnic divide Oct 10, 2009
Coeliac bone loss link uncovered. MOST READ. (BBC News -- Africa)
Using T3 for Symptoms of Hypothyroi... Oct 10, 2009
Long-term, too much thyroid hormone can cause bone loss leading to osteoporosis ... Too much thyroid hormone can worsen bone loss, increasing fracture risk. (Suite101.com)
New Link Found Between Osteoporosis And Celiac Disease Oct 9, 2009
The team found that although this new form of osteoporosis did not respond to calcium and vitamin D supplements, it can be easily treated with drugs that prevent bone loss. The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Science Daily)
Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breast-Feeding Moms Oct 9, 2009
"When mothers wean their infants, bone mineral density usually returns to normal levels. We proposed that weight-bearing exercise would minimize bone losses during lactation and decrease the risk of osteoporosis later in life.". Exercise decreased the level of bone loss during breast-feeding, the researchers found. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Colbert Space Treadmill Built, Ready for Action Oct 9, 2009
The treadmill is one of a suite of instruments spaceflyers use to fight the bone loss and associated with space travel. The COLBERT treadmill should provide a better workout than the existing treadmill on the station, though both will continue to be used, Humphries said. (Fox News)
New Approach For Growing Bone To Fight Osteoporosis And Other Diseases Oct 9, 2009
24, 2006) Researchers at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan, show that vitamin D prevents bone loss in mice by suppressing the protein c-Fos, thereby inhibiting development of ... 21, 2009) Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss ... A new study has found that bone loss can be halted with a. (Science Daily)
Net nomads of the electronic age Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 11:47 GMT, Thursday, 1 October 2009 12:47 UK. Technology is making it easier for people to work from outside the office. (BBC News -- Technology)
Space pile-up 'condemned dinos' Oct 8, 2009
Coeliac bone loss link uncovered. Berlusconi immunity law overruled. (Yahoo News -- Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries)
IEEE-USA helps produce more than three-dozen TV news reports on technologies that benefit society Oct 8, 2009
The IEEE-USA-supported reports included: "Biomedical Engineers Creating Voice-Command Robotic Helping Hand for Patients in Need"; "Engineers Zero-In on Fighting Astronaut Bone Loss with Space Treadmill Simulator"; "Computer Scientists Make Still Photos in Existing Video Pixel Perfect with New Software"; and "Engineers Create Alternate Left Turns to Speed Up Intersections.". To view these IEEE-related technology stories, visit IEEE-USA's dedicated Web site at. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Rare Purple Hairstreak is spotted Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 23:24 GMT, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 00:24 UK. The Purple Hairstreak butterfly was found in Perthshire. (BBC News -- Science)
Streisand tickets going for 500 Oct 8, 2009
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Cameron to stress brighter future Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 02:27 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:27 UK. Mr Cameron will promise to "reward those who take responsibility". (BBC News -- UK)
Alert plane had not been de-iced Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 08:19 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 09:19 UK. The aircraft was flying from Aberdeen to the Faroe Islands. (BBC News -- UK)
Dealing addiction Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 09:51 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:51 UK. Gangster 'addicted to drug dealing. (BBC News -- UK)
New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 00:02 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 01:02 UK. Kingsnorth would be the UK's first new coal-fired power station for 30 years. (BBC News -- UK)
Failed stunt 'caused air crash' Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 08:07 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 09:07 UK. Failed stunt 'caused air crash. (BBC News -- UK)
UK body warns of oil 'decline' Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 02:50 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:50 UK. Warning over global oil 'decline. (BBC News -- UK)
NHS turns to no win, no fee cases Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 00:27 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 01:27 UK. By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)
Fans to redesign Tardis console Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 16:41 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:41 UK. Blue Peter presenter Andy Akinwolere inside the Tardis. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Abstract modern - White House hang reveals Obamas' tastes Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 04:20 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 05:20 UK. Obamas reveal modern art tastes. (BBC News -- Americas)
Musical genius? Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 07:45 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 08:45 UK. Do you drum it, strum it or stroke it. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Phishing' raids in US and Egypt Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 20:18 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 21:18 UK. Phishing' raids in US and Egypt. (BBC News -- Africa)
France 'suspects Guinea leader' Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 17:11 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 18:11 UK. France 'suspects Guinea leader. (BBC News -- Africa)
Costly jewellery Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 23:01 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 00:01 UK. Wealthy Indians eye austerity image. (BBC News -- Business)
Refunds over 'unfair' insurance Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 15:18 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:18 UK. The FSA's move is the latest crackdown on PPI mis-selling. (BBC News -- Business)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Destination Venus Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 16:30 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:30 UK. Russia plots return to Venus. (BBC News -- Europe)
Twins spurred man's cancer fight Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 12:46 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 13:46 UK. David Iron said he had learned to manage his life. (BBC News -- Health)
Diabetes gene link treatment hope Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 09:35 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:35 UK. Scientists hope the study could help to personalise treatments. (BBC News -- Health)
Coeliac bone loss link uncovered Oct 8, 2009
They could easily be treated with drugs to prevent bone loss, researchers say. It also explains why osteoporosis in those with the digestive disorder may not respond to calcium and vitamin D.. (BBC News -- Health)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Oct 8, 2009
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Pakistan match fixing is denied Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 12:07 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 13:07 UK. Pakistan's team argues that far from under-performing, it has played well. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Indian wins Nobel chemistry prize Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 14:34 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:34 UK. Nobel Prize for chemistry of life. (BBC News -- South Asia)
UN defends election role Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 23:06 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 00:06 UK. UN defends Afghan election role. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Kabul blast outside India embassy Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 08:03 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 09:03 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Praying for rain Oct 8, 2009
Page last updated at 09:00 GMT, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:00 UK. Prayers for rain in Syria dust bowl. (BBC News -- Africa)
Astronauts try out Colberts space treadmill Oct 8, 2009
Excercise machine will help spaceflyers fight bone loss and muscle decay ... The treadmill is one of a suite of instruments spaceflyers use to fight the bone loss and associated with space travel. (MSNBC -- Technology)
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | OCT. 2, 2009 Oct 2, 2009
Sadly, the study didn't look at rates of diabetes and bone loss the phosphoric acid in sodas causes osteoporosis, even in males but there's little doubt that a similar correlation exists between soda consumption and those diseases, too. The whole issue of aspartame and diet sodas also wasn't looked at in this study, but that's yet another important area of investigation that will probably be delayed for many years until the number of people drinking diet soda who get diagnosed with brain... (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands Sep 30, 2009
Embryonic stem cells provide model; goal is to prevent bone loss ... An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery ... Without their calcium-regulating hormone, patients can develop osteomalacia, a severe form of bone loss similar to rickets that affects tens of thousands of people in the United States with muscle cramps... (EurekAlert!)
Build Better Bones: Prevent Osteoporosis Early Sep 24, 2009
Dr. Marie Savard's Advice for Teens on Preventing Bone Loss. By KATIE ESCHERICHSept. (ABC News)
Prostate Cancer Patients On Hormone Therapy At Increased Risk For Various Heart Diseases Sep 24, 2009
29, 2007) Exercise may reduce, and even reverse, bone loss caused by hormone and radiation therapies used in the treatment of localized prostate cancer, thereby decreasing the potential risk of bone fractures. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Eight benefits of going 'veg' Sep 24, 2009
Phyto nutrients: Diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, stroke and bone loss are partially preventable with a good intake of phytonurtients. As these are present only in vegetarian diet, the non-vegetarians are at a loss. (India Times, India)
Don't Believe Women's Weight-Lifting Myths Sep 23, 2009
The American Council on Exercise says that weight-bearing exercise can help prevent bone loss and recommends adding strength training to an exercise routine at least two days a week. Great Looking Arms. (Click2Houston, TX)
The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. Asks Supporters to Band Together for Lupus(SM) Sep 23, 2009
To highlight the need for safer, more tolerable, and effective medications, the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) today launched its new campaign, Band Together for Lupus(SM), which encourages people to wear an LFA purple wristband until there is a medication approved specifically for lupus by the FDA. Current medications for lupus have unacceptable side effects that include bone loss and osteoporosis, infections, infertility, cancer, and more. The campaign also seeks to show support for... (PR Newswire)
Treating Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Survivors: Cancer Drugs Aren't The Only Culprits Sep 22, 2009
21, 2009) Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss ... Many breast cancer patients also experience secondary causes of bone loss, such as vitamin D deficiency ... But a Loyola University Health System study has found that bone loss can be halted with a comprehensive regimen that includes both osteoporosis drugs and treatments that target secondary causes of bone loss. (Science Daily)
New Vitamin K Analysis Supports The Triage Theory Sep 19, 2009
24, 2006) Researchers at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan, show that vitamin D prevents bone loss in mice by suppressing the protein c-Fos, thereby inhibiting development of. (July 10, 2007) Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. (Science Daily)
Depression Hard on the Bones Sep 19, 2009
In the last 14 years, "ample research" has implicated major depression in bone loss and the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, Dr. Raz Yirmiya and Dr. Itai Bab from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel note in the journal Biological Psychiatry. To investigate further, the investigators pooled data from 23 studies involving 2327 depressed and 21,141 non-depressed adults. (MEDLINEplus)
Space-related Radiation Research Could Help Reduce Fractures In Cancer Survivors Sep 18, 2009
17, 2009) A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment ... It is well documented that living in the microgravity environment of space causes bone loss in astronauts, but until recently, little was known about the effects of space radiation on bones ... Dr. Ted Bateman leads a project funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) to understand... (Science Daily)
What excercise can for you Sep 17, 2009
age-related bone loss. Muscle strength is also increased, which is important for supporting the joints and preventing falls. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Phosphate decreases urine calcium and increases calcium balance: A meta-analysis of the osteoporosis acid-ash diet hypothesis Sep 16, 2009
The objectives of this meta-analysis were to quantify the contribution of phosphate to bone loss in healthy adult subjects; specifically, a) to assess the effect of supplemental dietary phosphate on urine calcium, calcium balance, and markers of bone metabolism; and to assess whether these affects are altered by the b) level of calcium intake, c) the degree of protonation of the phosphate. Methods. (Nutrition Journal)
Treating bone loss in breast cancer survivors Sep 15, 2009
Public release date: 15-Sep-2009. Cancer drugs aren't the only culprits. (EurekAlert!)
Data Show Medication Adherence is an Important Factor in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Sep 14, 2009
Data collected from the Prospective Observational Scientific Study Investigation Bone Loss Experience (POSSIBLE US(TM)) study showed that women who were less satisfied with their osteoporosis therapy were more likely to discontinue or switch their therapy compared to women who were more satisfied ... Comorbidities, Bone Loss and Concomitant Medication Use in European Postmenopausal Women: POSSIBLE EU((R)) (Abstract No. MO0339) ... Amgen also reported preliminary findings from a similar... (PR Newswire)
Metabolic Bone Disease In Cirrhosis Patients Sep 14, 2009
They also demonstrated that the severity of bone loss was accelerated in patients with low IGF-1 level. IGF-1 is normally synthesized in the liver and its synthesis is affected early in cirrhosis. (Science Daily)
* World News Quick Take Sep 12, 2009
Scientists at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory have succeeded in levitating mice, a feat that they say could lead to advances in treating bone loss for astronauts living for extended periods in low gravity environments. Jet Propulsion Laboratory physicist Yuanming Liu said on Thursday that the mice were levitated using a device called a no gravity simulator, which is powered by a superconducting gradient magnet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Fosamax Plaintiffs Lawyer: Mistrial a 'Shock' to Merck Sep 12, 2009
is one of some 900 plaintiffs who have filed suit against Merck in both federal and state courts claiming that, instead of offsetting bone loss associated with menopause, Fosamax actually caused deterioration in the jaw bone. Information from the New York Law Journal and The Associated Press contributed to this report. (Law.com)
US scientists levitate mice to study low gravity Sep 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES: Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have succeeded in levitating mice, a feat that they say could lead to advances in treating bone loss for astronauts living for extended periods in low gravity environments ... "By levitating mice we can simulate similar conditions and we can study whether bone loss will actually occur in mice, and that will help us understand more about the bone loss that might occur in astronauts," he said ... Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Up, up and away! Scientists levitate mice Sep 10, 2009
Researchers hope studies will help find a way to avoid bone loss in space ... Other researchers have made live frogs and grasshoppers before, but such research with mice, being closer biologically to humans, could help in studies to counteract bone loss due to reduced gravity over long spans of time, as might be expected in deep space missions or on the surfaces of other planets. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Wayne L. Westcott: Exercise can help you avoid an unlucky break Sep 9, 2009
Most experts advise regular exercise; weight bearing activities (such as using a push lawn mower rather than a riding lawn mower); sufficient calcium and vitamin D; not smoking; limiting alcohol consumption; and judicious use of diuretics (which may be associated with bone loss). I believe best bone-building results can be attained by including sensible strength training in your lifestyle. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Prevent periodontitis to reduce the risk of head and neck cancer Sep 8, 2009
They used radiographic measurement of bone loss to measure periodontitis among 463 patients; 207 of whom were controls ... "Although the study is comparatively small, the researchers were able to also see an association between bone loss and the risk of head and neck cancer.". (EurekAlert!)
Space Station Close Encounters with... Sep 3, 2009
Astronauts conduct scientific research on muscle atrophy, bone loss, and fluid shift. The data is being used to determine whether space colonization and lengthy human spaceflight are feasible. (Suite101.com)
Mouse hotel opens on space station Sep 1, 2009
Rodents are part of an study investigating the effects of bone loss in space. The lateral side view of the Mice Drawer System, a so-called "hotel" for six mice as part of a bone loss study aboard the international space station in 2009 ... Bone-saving genesThree of the six space mice have a special gene that combats osteoporosis, a condition that leads to bone loss over time resulting in weak, brittle bones. (MSNBC -- Technology)
