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Medical Tests (12)

Date	Title	Comments	Rating
2011-06-27	Who’s driving the bus? Working with your doctor to heal (not treat) osteoporosis	5	None
2011-02-17	A high rate of premenopausal bone breakdown increases fracture risk	4	None
2011-01-03	My New Year’s wish list — 10 wishes for better bones in 2011	4	None
2010-10-26	Bone density testing biased: thin, small women take note	14	None
2010-04-27	Why should you hang on to your medical records?	2	None
2010-03-11	Who needs a medical osteoporosis workup?	15	None
2009-12-03	How do I know if I have a spinal fracture?	6	None
2009-09-24	Bone density measurements were never meant to be treatment guidelines	9	None
2009-04-06	How often should a low-risk individual get a bone density test? Canadian authorities say only every 5 years.	1	None
2009-02-12	Bone mineral density alone does not predict fracture	1	None
2009-02-12	How to tell if you are losing bone without a bone density test	4	None
2009-02-12	How accurate is a DEXA bone density test?	25	None

Date	Title	Comments	Rating
2009-09-18	A chat with National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) folks	0	None
2009-09-17	Three reports of osteosarcoma in patients on Forteo	0	None
2009-09-15	Parathyroid hormone and magnesium: when “normal” is not always a good thing	15	None
2009-09-13	Update on prunes reversing bone loss	15	None
2009-09-03	Encouraging data on declining hip fractures	0	None
2009-09-01	One woman's ordeal with osteoporosis medications: there's a better way!	17	None
2009-08-14	A “dowager’s hump” does not always mean spinal fracture	8	None
2009-08-11	Back strengthening exercises to prevent spinal fractures	1	None
2009-08-05	High calcium intake does not prevent fractures	0	None
2009-08-05	Stronger back muscles can lower future fracture risk	0	None
2009-08-05	Vitamin D is more important than calcium	10	None
2009-07-22	Weak bones in vegetarians?	8	None
2009-07-08	How a fracture can become a wake-up call	5	None