Osteoporosis

Long-term steroid use is an issue in osteoporosis and this will remain the case.

With reports of patients being taken off strontium ranelate, Prof Moira O’Brien, President and founder of the Irish Osteoporosis Society, clarifies some of the information surrounding the new contraindications associated with the drug and its continued importance as a first-line treatment.

Osteoporosis is often asymptomatic until the first fracture occurs, writes Gary Culliton The problem with osteoporosis is that it is often asymptomatic.

In his latest Clinical Update, Gary Culliton reports on developments in the field of osteoporosis, including studies linking vascular instability with the condition and protection among people with a high body mass index Falling over is one of the common reasons people present at emergency departments, according to Prof Declan Lyons, Consultant Physician at Limerick Regional Hospital’s Clinical Age Assessment