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Loyola physician helps develop national guidelines for osteoporosis

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MAYWOOD, Ill. — The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has released new medical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Loyola physician Pauline Camacho, MD, was part of a committee that deve…

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Taking a break from osteoporosis drugs can protect bones

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MAYWOOD, Ill. — Taking time off from certain osteoporosis drugs may be beneficial to bone health, according to a study conducted at Loyola University Health System. Researchers found that bone density remained stable for three years in patients who…

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Experts issue recommendations for treatment of post-bariatric surgery patients

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Chevy Chase, MD — Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline for the nutritional and endocrine management of adults after bariatric surgery, including those with diabetes mellitus. The guideline features a series of evi…

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Vitamin D-ficiency common among orthopaedic surgery

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Forty-three percent of patients scheduled to undergo orthopaedic surgery have insufficient levels of vitamin D and two out of five of those patients had levels low enough to place them at risk for metabolic bone disease, according to a study publish…

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