Osteoporosis is more common in Latin America than many health officials once claimed, with family history a main risk factor, according to the findings of a recent multinational study. Patricia ...

New guidelines from the American College of Physicians advise that women with osteoporosis be treated with the bone-boosting medications denosumab or bisphosphonates for five years.

However, the low rate of nonvertebral fracture in the placebo group in the Latin American geographic region is consistent with the low mean baseline FRAX score that was observed in the patients ...

Physicians across a broad range of medical fields, clinical researchers and bone experts from throughout Latin America will meet in São Paulo, Brazil from May 24-27, 2012 for the region's leading bone ...

Amir Qaseem et al. Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians. Annals of ...

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology developed new osteoporosis guidelines that suggest all postmenopausal women aged 50 years and older be ...

The American College of Physicians (ACP) -- one of the leading groups representing primary care doctors -- is issuing updated guidelines on how best to prevent and treat weakening bon Top News U.S ...