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The majority of patients with osteoporosis do not receive treatment.  This trend has been labeled the osteoporosis care gap.  The two primary drivers of this trend are: Studies looking at the osteoporosis care gap have found that almost 60% of those diagnosed with the disease do not initiate treatment.  Osteoporosis typically causes no symptoms prior […]

Our society is undergoing a pronounced aging of our population. With this shift there has been considerable research into what determines healthy aging.  One of the more important factors is minimizing the age-related loss of muscle mass.  Muscle mass declines gradually after the age of 30-35 and accelerates after about age 50.  More advanced muscle […]

Staying contemporary with any area of health care is a task, but it is one I take seriously.  One of the tools I use to keep up is a weekly update from PubMed, the research database at the National Library of Medicine.  One of my primary searches for which I receive a weekly update is […]

There are two traits in research that are needed to evaluate if treatment can be effective.  A treatment needs to be qualified and quantified.  Qualified delineates if a particular treatment works or has an effect on a disease.  Quantified determines how much is needed for a positive effect. Many studies have qualified exercise as an […]

The degree to which different patients respond to any treatment for osteoporosis seems to be related to age.  The degree of loss of bone mineral density (BMD) on a DEXA scan expressed as a T score which is the standard deviations below that in a healthy 30-35 year old.  A T score of -1.0 to […]

Atopic disease is a group of allergic disorders such as asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis/hay fever.  These disorders are common, affecting 10% of adults and 20% of children.  It has been long thought that gut disorders play a role in atopic disorders.  Research has demonstrated that “leakiness” of the gut barrier is an important trigger […]

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the new dietary guidelines for 2025-2030.  Like so many government guidelines, there seems to be some good updates and some not so good.  This mixed bag of good/bad relates to the relationship between the food industry with one […]

Osteoporosis is a complex disease caused by a progressive imbalance in the activity of the cells involved in bone remodeling. Bone remodeling is the process of repairing wear related microcracks in bone.  This occurs in 10% of bone each year with the entire skeleton being rebuilt every decade.  Resident bone cells called osteocytes are sensitive at […]

Osteoporosis is a disease involving weakening of bone increasing the risk of fragility fracture or fractures from insignificant trauma.  This weakening is estimated by measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) on a DEXA scan.  On these scans the BMD is reported as a T score, or the standard deviations in BMD compared to healthy 30 […]