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July 2010
New vitamin D guidelines - Physicians say Canadians should be taking more
supplements
New and updated guidelines on recommended vitamin D intake have been published this week in the online issue
of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). More
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July 2010
FRAX® tool now available in
Canada
You may have heard about FRAX®, a fracture risk assessment system from the World Health Organization
(WHO) that was released in March 2008. It lets an individual enter their risk factors (for example, having
broken a bone, being a smoker or on a steroid medication) as well as bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip.
The FRAX tool then calculates the 10-year risk of hip fracture and the 10-year risk of a major osteoporotic
fracture (spine, forearm, hip or shoulder fracture). The Canadian FRAX tool is now available on the FRAX website and as an iPhone
application. More >>
June 2010
Congratulations to Cheryl Baldwin,
newest member of the Order of the Red Cross
We are honoured to announce that Cheryl Baldwin, long-time volunteer
with Osteoporosis Canada and currently Vice-Chair of our Board of Directors, was recently admitted to the
Order of the Red Cross - Member Level. More >>
June 2010
Most women unaware of fracture risk according to
recent study
According to recent findings from the Global Longitudinal Study of
Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) emerging from McMaster univeristy in Hamilton, most post-menopausal women at
risk for hip and other osteoporosis-related fractures aren't aware of their actual risk of breaking a
bone. More >>
May 2010
New JAMA study: annual high-dose of
vitamin D and falls and fractures
We are aware of a new study relating a single, high annual dose of
vitamin D and falls and fractures. The study has been reviewed by experts from the Scientific Advisory
Council at Osteoporosis Canada and their response is available here. What does
this study mean for people living with osteoporosis? Read information prepared by OC's Canadian Osteoporosis
Patient Network (COPN) here.
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