POSITION STATEMENTS
For Healthcare Professionals
December 12, 2017
Long-Term Use Of Bisphosphonates Increases the Risk of Fractures in Older Women
Bisphosphonate therapy – long term use Recently a study published by Drieling et al in JAGS 2017 described the results of a cohort study of 5120 older women with an […]
October 27, 2016
Calcium and Cardiovascular Disease
The National Osteoporosis Foundation and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology formed an expert panel and completed a detailed review of all published research evaluating the effects of calcium intake […]
January 6, 2016
High Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Improve Muscle Function and May Increase the Risk of Falls
Vitamin D supplementation has recently been evaluated in Switzerland in a small 1 year randomized clinical trial by Bischoff-Ferrari and colleagues. This study compared the effects of two “high” doses […]
September 30, 2015
Calcium Intake and Effect on Bone Health and Fracture Risk Reduction
Osteoporosis Canada continues to advise Canadians to meet the Institute of Medicine established daily calcium requirement of 1000 -1200 mg, from dietary sources preferably, and to use supplements if this […]
November 26, 2014
Swedish Milk Study
On Oct 28, 2014 a study on milk was published by Dr. Michaelsson of Uppsala University in Sweden. This study claims that high milk intake was associated with an increased […]
March 26, 2014
Strontium Ranelate (Protelos) and Osteoporosis
Strontium ranelate (Protelos) is a drug approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in Europe, but not in Canada. It is effective in reducing fractures . Recently the European Medicines Agency […]
October 26, 2013
The Potential Link Between BioSil ™ (Orthosilicic Acid) and Bone Health
In 2008 the results of a small study were published reporting on the use of choline stabilized orthosilicic acid a form of silicon, or placebo in 184 women with low […]
October 26, 2013
Vitamin D and Effects on BMD
In 15 of the studies the mean baseline vitamin D level was over 50 nmol/l which is higher than values seen in a significant number of Canadian men and women […]
August 26, 2013
The Potential Cancer Risk with Long-Term Use of Calcitonin-containing Drugs
Prepared and reviewed by members of the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada – Updated August 6, 2013 Calcitonin is a hormone found naturally in our bodies. A synthetic form […]