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Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

For avid runners, training for the next marathon never stops. While it's important to focus on running faster or farther, Houston Methodist physicians encourage runners to expand their training regimen and are providing the following tips for training and protecting the entire body.

29 Oct 2013

Study finds high rate of lower back injuries in athletes under age 18

Lower back injuries are the third most common injuries suffered in athletes under age 18, according to a study presented by Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine physician Neeru Jayanthi, MD.

29 Oct 2013

$Vertebral augmentation for spinal fractures improves patient survival, reduces overall costs$

Vertebral augmentation for spinal fractures improves patient survival, reduces overall costs

A study of 69,000 Medicare patient records led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that people with spine compression fractures who undergo operations to strengthen back bones with cement survive longer and have shorter overall hospital stays than those who stick with bed rest, pain control and physical therapy.

18 Oct 2013

UTHealth professor receives Howard Rosen Table Instructor Award from AOTNA

John Wesley Munz, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been presented a teaching award by an internationally recognized medical organization.

18 Oct 2013

Use of effective, risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies across US

A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that the use of both effective and risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies widely across U.S. regions, offering further evidence that location is a key determinant in the quality and cost of the medical care that patients receive.

18 Oct 2013

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

On World Osteoporosis Day, October 20, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is calling for women to take action now to protect their bone health. Broken bones due to osteoporosis often result in pain, immobility and loss of quality of life as well as early death.

17 Oct 2013

microRNAs may serve as therapeutic targets and predictors of metastasis

A class of molecules called microRNAs may offer cancer patients two ways to combat their disease.

15 Oct 2013

$Lack of balance confidence after hip fracture may affect mobility function$

Lack of balance confidence after hip fracture may affect mobility function

A fall and subsequent injury decreases a person's balance confidence and increases his or her fear of falling. People aged over 60 years who had sustained a hip fracture and had a lower sense of balance confidence, also experienced difficulty in walking outdoors and climbing stairs.

11 Oct 2013

Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

Launching a key clinical trial expected to serve as the foundation for global regulatory approvals, a physician in Auckland, New Zealand has performed the first patient implant of the Boston Scientific Corporation Innova Drug-Eluting Stent System.

10 Oct 2013

$New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman$

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

According to a new report published today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, women may expect to live longer but their quality of life will be seriously jeopardized if action to protect their bone health is not taken. Postmenopausal women are the most vulnerable to osteoporosis and fractures. Worldwide, an estimated 200 million women are affected by osteoporosis and around one in three women aged over 50 will suffer from a fracture due to the disease.

10 Oct 2013

$Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR$

Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR

New research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures in older men, and the new culprit in bone fractures, weak muscles, and more will be released at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2013 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, the largest scientific meeting in the world on bone and mineral metabolism.

7 Oct 2013

$Binge drinking can impair healing process following bone fracture$

Binge drinking can impair healing process following bone fracture

Physicians have long observed that binge drinking can significantly impair the healing process following a bone fracture.

7 Oct 2013

IOF to conduct Asia's key medical congress devoted to osteoporosis, musculoskeletal diseases

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), in cooperation with the the Hong Kong Osteoporosis Foundation and the Osteoporosis Society of Hong Kong, is staging Asia's key medical congress devoted to osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal diseases.

5 Oct 2013

Amgen presents data from several romosozumab and Prolia at ASBMR 2013 Annual Meeting

Amgen today announced that it will present data from several romosozumab and Prolia® (denosumab) studies at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2013 Annual Meeting in Baltimore from Oct. 4-7, 2013.

5 Oct 2013

$Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults$

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Repeating bone mineral density (BMD) tests after four years provides little clinical benefit when assessing bone fracture risk in seniors age 75 and older, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife. The study appears in the Sept. 25 online issue of JAMA.

25 Sep 2013

$Researchers show link between FTO gene and hip fracture in women$

Researchers show link between FTO gene and hip fracture in women

Australian researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the FTO (fat and obesity) gene and hip fracture in women. While the gene is already well known to affect diabetes and obesity, this is the first study to show that its high-risk variant can increase the risk of hip fracture by as much as 82%.

25 Sep 2013

NCI Funds Development Of Chrysalis’ Brain Tissue Damage Treatment

The National Cancer Institute awarded Chrysalis BioTherapeutics a $1.5 million contract to continue development of Chrysalin® to mitigate radiotherapy-induced damage to normal brain tissue. The project is a collaboration between Chrysalis, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).

24 Sep 2013

Fracture News and Research

Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

Study finds high rate of lower back injuries in athletes under age 18

Vertebral augmentation for spinal fractures improves patient survival, reduces overall costs

UTHealth professor receives Howard Rosen Table Instructor Award from AOTNA

Use of effective, risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies across US

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

microRNAs may serve as therapeutic targets and predictors of metastasis

Lack of balance confidence after hip fracture may affect mobility function

Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR

Binge drinking can impair healing process following bone fracture

IOF to conduct Asia's key medical congress devoted to osteoporosis, musculoskeletal diseases

Amgen presents data from several romosozumab and Prolia at ASBMR 2013 Annual Meeting

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Researchers show link between FTO gene and hip fracture in women

NCI Funds Development Of Chrysalis’ Brain Tissue Damage Treatment

QoL questionnaire predicts nocturia, risk for falling

Handheld device for diagnosing early signs of osteoporosis

Newly developed softballs have dramatically different effects when smacked into player's head

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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