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Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders

Abaloparatide Appears Safe, Effective for Boosting BMD in Women 80 & Up

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Abaloparatide appears to be a safe and effective drug for increasing bone mineral density (BMD) in women 80 and older, new research shows. The study is a post hoc analysis of the Abaloparatide Comparator Trial in Vertebral Endpoints (ACTIVE) trial, which found patients who received abaloparatide subcutaneously for 18 months had increased…

Denosumab Boosts BMD after Teriparatide Treatment for Osteoporosis

Marilynn Larkin  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—After discontinuation of teriparatide, increases in bone mineral density (BMD) are greater with denosumab than with zoledronic acid, but whether that translates into a decreased fragility fracture risk remains unknown, researchers say. Teriparatide was the first anabolic treatment approved for osteoporosis in the U.S. It has been shown to increase BMD, and…

Healthy Diet Linked to Lower Hip Fracture Risk in U.S. Women

Mary Gillis  |  

(Reuters Health)—Eating an overall healthy diet is tied to a lower risk of hip fracture among women over age 50, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed decades’ worth of dietary and health data for more than 100,000 U.S. men and women. They found that women who scored highest on the American Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI)…

Diclofenac Patch, Piroxicam Most Effective Topical NSAIDs for Osteoarthritis

Reuters Staff  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Diclofenac patches appear to be the most effective topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for osteoarthritis (OA), according to a new systematic review and network meta-analysis. “Topical NSAIDs were effective and safe for OA,” Dr. Weiya Zhang of the University of Nottingham and City Hospital in the UK and colleagues write. “However, confirmation…

Blacks in U.S. Lose Quality of Life Due to Fewer Knee Replacements

Lisa Rapaport  |  

(Reuters Health)—Black people with knee osteoarthritis may have a worse quality of life than white patients in part because they’re less likely to be offered knee replacement surgery or to get the procedure when it’s recommended, a U.S. study suggests. Knee replacement surgery has the potential to greatly relieve suffering from severe joint pain that…

3 Experts Discuss Bone Health

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SAN DIEGO—At the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Nov. 3–8, experts discussed improving bone health in the U.S., gave tips on bone health disorders in pediatrics and reviewed new translational science findings for joint conservation in early osteonecrosis. E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, director of the New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center in Albuquerque, N.M., called…

New Rheumatology Disease Research & Advice

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SAN DIEGO—Top researchers gathered for a review course at the start of the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in November to describe new research, their own treatment strategies and new ways of thinking about an array of rheumatic diseases. Here are the highlights: Raynaud’s & Other Digit Problems When a patient walks into your clinic with…

Patients with Gout May Be More Likely to Develop Osteoporosis

Scott Baltic  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—People with gout face a modestly increased risk, of about 20%, for developing osteoporosis, compared to people without gout, researchers in Taiwan suggest. In their population-based study to examine a possible association between gout and subsequent osteoporosis, Dr. Victor C. Kok of Asia University (Taiwan), Taichung, and colleagues retrospectively analyzed data from…