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COVID-19 Vaccination and Osteoporosis Drug Therapy
Updated: November 25 2024 Original Authors: Dr. Aliya Khan, Dr. Heather Frame, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Lianne Tile and Dr. Sandra Kim Update Authors: Dr. Adrian Lau, […]
Celiac Disease and Bone Health
Aliya Khan, Heather Frame, Claudia Gagnon, Rowena Ridout , Lianne Tile, Wendy Ward, Sandra Kim Recently Duerksen and colleagues published on fracture risk assessment in celiac disease – a registry-based […]
Vitamin D and Potential Impact on the Severity of COVID
By Aliya Khan MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE, Rowena Ridout MD FRCPC, Heather Frame MD FCFP, Claudia Gagnon MD, Lianne Tile MD MEd FRCPC, Wendy Ward M.Sc., Ph.D., David A. Hanley, […]
New Study Associates Intake of Dairy Milk with Greater Risk of Breast Cancer
Updated: November 25 2024 Update Authors: Dr. Adrian Lau, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Laetitia Michou, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Vithika Sivabalasundaram, Dr. Emma Billington, Dr. Zahra Bardai “Dairy, soy, and […]
Eating for Bone Health with the New Canada’s Food Guide
Updated: November 25 2024 Update Authors: Dr. Adrian Lau, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Laetitia Michou, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Vithika Sivabalasundaram, Dr. Emma Billington, Dr. Zahra Bardai The new Canada’s […]
Increased Risk of Vertebral Fracture After Stopping Denosumab
Updated: November 25 2024 Update Authors: Dr. Adrian Lau, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Laetitia Michou, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Vithika Sivabalasundaram, Dr. Emma Billington, Dr. Zahra Bardai Denosumab (Prolia) has […]
Vitamin D and Effects on Fractures, Falls and Bone Mineral Density
The recent study by Bolland and colleagues published in the Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology (Oct 4, 2018) is an updated meta-analysis that evaluated the effects of vitamin D supplementation on fractures, […]
Long-Term Use Of Bisphosphonates Increases the Risk of Fractures in Older Women
Updated: November 25 2024 Update Authors: Dr. Adrian Lau, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Laetitia Michou, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Vithika Sivabalasundaram, Dr. Emma Billington, Dr. Zahra Bardai A study published […]
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 […]