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The complete book of bone health
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Foreword / Sally Ride, PhD
Introduction: To Your Bone-Healthy Life
Part 1. Bone Health Basics
Building Perfect Bones: Timing Is Everything
Fracture Facts: One Tough Break Leads to Another
Challenges and Choices: What You Can and Cannot Change
The Bone Cycle: Cruise Control and Overdrive
Part 2. Assessment of Bone Health
General Evaluation: Visiting with Your Doctor
Bone Density Scan: DXA 101
Other Measurements: The Alphabet Soup of Imaging
Bone Turnover Markers: Dynamic Assessment
Monitoring with Follow-Up DXAs: NOT One and Done
Part 3. General Measures For Bone Health
Exercise: On Your Mark, Get Set, GO!
Fall Prevention: Fall-Proof Yourself and YourHome
Nutrition: Take a Bite out of Your Fracture Risk
Calcium: It Is Essential
Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?
Part 4. Therapies For Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
FDA-Approved Medicines
Introduction
Fosamax (and Generic Alendronate); The First Kid on the Block
Actonel: Me, Too?
Boniva: "The Sally Field Drug"
Reclast: Just Once a Year
Estrogens: Effects on Bone
Evista: The Designer Estrogen or "SERM"
CalcitoninMiacalcin, Fortical: The Nasal Sprays
Forteo: A Different Approach
Prolia: In a Class of Its Own
Combination Therapy: Are Two Really Better than One?
Making a Choice: How Do the Medicines Compare?
Off-Label Uses: What Else Is Being Treated?
Hot Topics: Cocktail Party Conversations
Drugs in Development
Novel Medicines: What Is in the Pipeline?
Investigational SERMs: A Promise of an Ideal Estrogen
Other Medicines: Available Elsewhere But Not in the United States
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Introduction
Fosteum: A Food Product by Prescription
Soy: Pass the Tofu?
Strontium Citrate: Is It the Same as Ranelate?
Natural Products: Still More Questions to Be Answered
Vibration Therapy: Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations
Physical Measures: Integrating Movement
After a Major Fracture
New Spine Fractures: Ways to Cement a Recovery
Hip Fracture: What to Expect
Other Concerns
How Do You Monitor Your Progress?
Living and Coping with "Osteopenia" and Osteoporosis
Expert Medical Advice: Asking the Right Questions
Part 5. The Bone Connection With Common Problems And Medicines
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Premenopausal Women
Birth Control: Pills and Shots
Menstrual Problems: No Periods and Endometriosis
Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
Intestinal Problems: Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Thyroid Problems
Weight Loss, Including Surgery for Weight Loss (Gastric Bypass)
Steroid Use: Prednisone
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diabetes
Heartburn and Reflux: "GERD"
Depression
Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Long-Term Care Setting: Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities
Part 6. Final Thoughts
The Bone Health Top Ten
Putting It All Together: Tips for the Whole Family
Appendices
Bone Healthy Shopping List
Big Words: Medical Terms Broken Down
Internet Resources: Click on It
Acknowledgments
References
Index
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9781616144357
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