The lack of screening and education on osteoporosis is a significant problem in our health care system. International Osteoporosis Foundation reports fracture every 3 seconds accounting for 5500 fractures worldwide resulting more than 2 million the United States. This quality improvement project was designed to alert providers risk early development individuals who may not otherwise be screened...

osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by reduction in bone mass and micro architectural changes in the bone, which leads to increased bone fragility. the gold standard for the diagnosis of osteoporosis is the measurement of bone mineral density (bmd) by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa). periodontal disease is a chronic destructive disease which can occur in adults, young people...

Objective(s): The prognosis of osteoporosis is very poor, and it is very important to identify a biomarker for prevention of osteoporosis. In this study, we aimed to identify candidate markers in osteoporosis and to investigate the role of candidate markers in osteogenic differentiation. Materials and Methods: Using Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network analysis, we identified three hub genes mig...

changes (bmd) and osteoporosis .helico bacter pylori which is a known cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer osteopprosis is one major cause of bone fracture and subsequent morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. several clinical and demographic parameters including aging, menopause, parity , inflammatory disease, hormonal, gastrointestinal, renal and metabolic disorders like vitamin d ...

background: osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass density (bmd) and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and increased risk of hip, spine, and wrist fractures. there are numerous risk factors for osteoporosis. while many of these factors are non-genetic in nature, there is a definite genetic component responsible for this conditi...

conclusions the current study showed the effectiveness of hbm in adoption of nutrition and walking behaviors as well as the increase of bone density to prevent osteoporosis. results immediately and six months after the intervention, a significant increase was found in the intervention group’s health beliefs, nutrition, and walking performances to prevent osteoporosis. six months after the inter...

background osteoporosis is one of the consequences of chronic diseases such as nephrotic syndrome in adolescents, especially in those undergoing glucocorticoid therapies. the present study aimed to determine and compare the effect of education by peers and health personnel on the prevention of osteoporosis in the adolescents with nephrotic syndrome. methods the present quasi-experimental study ...

introduction: diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis are two frequent medical conditions with an increasing prevalence in elderly. this study is conducted to evaluate osteoporosis in postmenopausal females with type 2 diabetes mellitus in sanandaj, the provincial center of kurdistan province in the west of iran. methods: from an initial population of 2500 women with type 2 diabetes, 242 postmenopau...

pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is often complicated by osteoporosis. although corticosteroid therapy undoubtedly plays a causative role, inflammation associated with pv may also contribute to osteoporosis. this study was designed to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with pv before corticosteroid therapy and to compare these findings with those reported previously in healthy voluntee...