Popular Diabetes Drugs Associated With Fractures In Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Men with diabetes taking both loop diuretics and TZDs may also be at increased risk of fractures...

Ortho Kinematics Launches Multi-Site Clinical Study Of KineGraph VMAâ„¢
Ortho Kinematics, a privately held spine diagnostics company focused on revolutionizing spine motion analysis, announced today that it has begun a multi-site clinical study of the KineGraph VMAâ„¢, and that the initial 23 patients have been enrolled. The study will help determine which types of patients are best evaluated with KineGraph VMA testing...

Texas Health Plano, Texas Back Institute Offer SpineAssist® Surgical Robot For Spine Surgeries
Fifteen-year-old Tressa Scott of Allen hasn't been able to stand up straight for more than a year until now. The Allen teenager grew an inch and a half and gained a dramatically straighter spine after undergoing a complex spinal surgery using a new type of surgical robot available at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano...

Dense Bones Linked To Raised Risk For Prostate Cancer
Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, suggests new research from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health...

Identification Of Proten That Can Result In Fragile Bones
Too little of a protein called neogenin results in a smaller skeleton during development and sets the stage for a more fragile bone framework lifelong, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. A developing mouse with neogenin deficits has poorly defined digits and is generally smaller, including having small growth plates, an indicator of future development, said Dr...

UCLA Launches First West Coast Human Hand Transplantation Program
The UCLA Health System has launched the new UCLA Hand Transplantation Program, the first of its kind on the West Coast and only the fourth such center in the United States. The program will help those who have suffered the traumatic loss of a hand or forearm and allow them to regain function and improve their quality of life...

Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 to 73 years. The study was recently published in Orthopedics...

Anesthesia Type May Impact Whether Total Hip Or Knee Replacement Patients Contract A Surgical Site Infection
A study appearing in the August 2010 issue of Anesthesiology found that patients receiving a total hip or knee replacement in Taiwan had a higher incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) when general anesthesia was administered for the operation than when the same procedures were performed under epidural/spinal (regional) anesthesia...

Unigene Notes Progress Of Tarsa's Phase III ORACAL Trial Of Its Oral Calcitonin For The Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) noted that Tarsa Therapeutics has completed patient enrollment in the Phase III ORACAL trial of Tarsa's oral calcitonin product for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Unigene licensed the product to Tarsa and owns 26% of the company...

Unigene Reports Continuation Of Phase III Study Of Oral Calcitonin In Osteoarthritis Patients
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) announced that Novartis and its license partner Nordic Bioscience [the "Sponsor"] have decided to continue the companies' two-year, Phase III Study 2302 assessing safety and efficacy of oral calcitonin in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Novartis has a worldwide license to produce recombinant calcitonin under Unigene's patented SecraPep® E...

Bone Plays Key Role In Insulin Regulation
New US research on mice suggests that bone plays a key role in insulin regulation and helps cells of the body take up glucose; as both these processes are impaired in people with type 2 diabetes the researchers suggest this discovery could lead to new diabetes drugs...

Hughston Clinic Orthopaedic Surgeon Wins Two National Awards
Hughston Clinic orthopaedic surgeon, Champ L. Baker Jr., M.D., FACS, received two prestigious national awards last weekend at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Dr. Baker was honored with the Robert E. Leach, M.D,, "Mr. Sports Medicine" Award for his significant contributions to the world of sports medicine. He was also awarded the George D...

Large-Scale Total Joint Replacement Registry
A total joint replacement registry based on carefully designed and integrated technology can enhance patient safety, quality of care, cost-effectiveness and research, according to a paper published in the online and print editions of Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, a journal of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons...

Celiacs Need Vitamins To Help Stave Off Bone Disease
Children with celiac disease need to include certain must-have vitamins in their diets to stave off weak bones and osteoporosis, say researchers at the University of Alberta. A study of 43 children and teens from three to 18 years of age diagnosed with celiac disease showed that they also tended to have low bone density, likely due to poor intake and absorption of vitamins and minerals...

Study Suggests Link Between Metabolic Disease, Bone Mass In Mice
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that insulin, the sugar-regulating hormone, is required for normal bone development and that it may provide a link between bone health and metabolic disease, such as diabetes. The study, headed by Thomas Clemens, Ph.D...