There are several well known risk factors for osteoporosis including age, sex, low body weight and low bone mineral density. But did you know that other less well known risk […]

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 […]

There are several risk factors for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures including age, sex, fragility fracture after the age of 40, use of glucocorticoid drugs, medications, medical conditions that inhibit absorption […]

Frequently Asked Questions What causes osteoporosis? No single cause for osteoporosis has been identified. However, certain factors – called risk factors – do seem to play a role in the […]

Risk Factors At least 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will break a bone from osteoporosis. Did you know? Fractures from osteoporosis are more common than heart […]

Calcium Supplementation When Your Doctor Advises You To Take A Calcium Supplement If you find it difficult to obtain the recommended amounts of calcium through diet alone, your physician may […]

Medications that can Cause Bone Loss, Falls and/or Fractures A variety of medications can increase bone loss and/or fall risk: Synthetic Glucocorticoids (e.g. Prednisone) Glucocorticoids are produced naturally by the […]

Osteoporosis can have a significant impact on our physical and emotional well-being including how broken bones and the diagnosis of osteoporosis can affect our sexuality and intimacy. Sexuality can be […]

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 […]