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2008
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June, 2007
A number of recent medical reports have linked high doses of intravenous bisphosphonates given to patients
for the treatment of multiple myeloma, breast cancer or other cancers, to a condition known as
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)...
June, 2007
Risedronate (Actonel®), one of the medications recommended by Osteoporosis Canadas clinical practice
guidelines for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, has been moved from Limited Use to General
Benefit status on the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary (ODBF)....
May, 2007
A new telephone-based, peer-support program offered by the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation has been launched
to provide comfort and relieve some of the anxiety of orthopaedic surgery patients ...
May, 2007
Osteoporosis Canada welcomes the public to a series of special events being held in Fredericton, New
Brunswick this June. Public health forums in English & French will be held in conjunction OC's Annual
General Meeting ...
May, 2007
Eleven cities and over 6000 km of pearls later, Osteoporosis Canadas Patron Maureen McTeer wound up in her
home town of Ottawa this Thursday, sharing her much-talked-about Pearls of Wisdom with her own mother,
Beatrice ...
April, 2007
A recent report by Statistics Canada paints a new picture of the changing face of Canadas seniors. The
report, entitled A Portrait of Seniors in Canada, not only concludes that seniors today are much more
numerous than they were twenty years ago...
March, 2007
Clinical trials are currently underway in Canada to assess the potential of a once-yearly medication
which may aid in the treatment of osteoporosis in men, postmenopausal women, and patients with
corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis....
February, 2007
Canada's new Food Guide, released earlier this month, provides a much-needed update to the food intake
recommendations Canadians have followed for the past 14 years. It aims to incorporate current scientific
knowledge about maintaining good health...
February, 2007
Osteoporosis Canada is very pleased to congratulate Dr. Timothy M. Murray, one of Osteoporosis Canadas
founding members, on his appointment to the Order of Canada (C. M.). Michaëlle Jean, the Right
Honourable Governor General of Canada, recently announced 89 new appointments to the Order of Canada....
January, 2007
An article published today in the authoritative Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) seeks to
illustrate the impact of osteoporosis on men. The paper, a collaborative effort by six researchers who
are all members of Osteoporosis Canada's Scientific Advisory Council, outlines the current literature,
diagnostics, and management of osteoporosis in men...
January, 2007
A recent study led by McGill University Health Centre researchers has found that daily use of SSRI
(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), a popular anti-depressant...
January, 2007
Throughout 2007 Osteoporosis Canada will be celebrating 25 years of helping Canadians to build better
bones...
January, 2007
Ontario's government recently improved patient access to medications by adding 23 brand-name drugs and
24 generic-brand products to the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan (ODBP), which covers seniors and other select
patients. Included in the list were alendronate (Fosamax®) and alendronate with added vitamin D
(Fosavance®)...
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