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The outrageous comedienne reveals why she's backing a new exhibition that highlights osteoporosis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Depression independently predicts osteoporosis risk in men, report researchers who recommend screening for osteoporosis in men with depression and vice versa. (Source: MedWire News - Bone Health) MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.

This is, apparently, a story without end. Bisphosphonates, in various formulations, dosages, and delivery routes, have been used to build bone density in osteoporosis patients for more than a decade. The efficacy of these drugs has been demonstrated in a number of studies. But like any medication intended for use over a period of many years, questions of the medication?s safety have repeatedly arisen and must be addressed anew. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after conducting a review of the latest data, has issued an Early Communication advising health care providers not to alter their prescribing practices and patients not to discontinue their bisphosphonate medication. (Source: Geriatrics Magazine)

New york (Reuters Health) - If the US health care system "started to take osteoporosis seriously," it could slash the number of Americans who suffer hip fractures by at least 25 percent, according to one of the authors of a new report on managing the brittle bone disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)