LAM KID - 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Adherence of Hungarian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis]

LAKATOS Péter, TÓTH Emese, LANG Zsolt, NAGY Bence, SZEKERES László, TAKÁCS István

[INTRODUCTION - Osteoporosis is defined as a loss of bone tissue and bone mass that leads to a compromised trength and quality of bones and thus to an increased risk of fractures. In many women, menopausal hormonal changes are associated with an increased bone loss. This population has postmenopausal osteoporosis. The essence of osteporosis treatment is the adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation, which, if needed, might be combined with drug therapy to inhibit the process of bone loss.... tovább »

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Effect of zoledronic acid treatment on pain and quality of life in patients with metastatic bone disease suffering from breast and prostate cancer - Multicenter, prospective, observational study]

PÁPAI Zsuzsanna, LANDHERR László, SPEER Gábor

[INTRODUCTION - Metastatic bone disease is frequently associated with breast and prostate cancer. Bisphosphonate treatment of bone metastases is palliative: its primary goal is to relieve pain, while it's also important to decrease the risk of bone fractures, prolong survival and maintain physical activity of the patients. Pain is the most common symptom of bone metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS - In total 845 patients were enrolled in our open, multicenter, prospective, observational study, the... tovább »

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[The effects of targeted therapies on bones]

SZEKANECZ Zoltán

[Arthritis is associated with local as well as generalised bone loss. It is likely that similar inflammatory/immunological factors contribute to both types of bone loss. Today, the main targets of arthritis therapy are proinflammatory citokines (TNF-alpha, IL-1, IL-6, in the future IL-17) and the inhibition of B and T cells. All biological therapies have been proved to slow down the development of focal joint destruction. TNF-inhibitors in particular have been demonstrated to have a beneficial... tovább »

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Everyday decisions regarding osteoporosis treatment]

TAKÁCS István

[Efficient, new medicines as well as recent scientific results have substantially changed the options and daily practice of osteoporosis treatment. Besides the indicated duration of therapies, their indication has also changed in several key points, and the range of possibilities for switching therapies have expanded. Despite the availability of a steadily increasing number of data, large-scale studies do not always help making therapeutic decisions, so we have to rely on professional protocols... tovább »

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[The importance of balneotherapy in osteology]

BENDER Tamás, KULISCH Ágota, KOVÁCS Csaba, HORVÁTH Katalin, GYARMATI Noémi, TEFNER Ildikó

[The authors overview the role of hydro-and balneotherapy in osteology. AsHungary is very rich in thermal-mineralwater, this kind of therapy has a greatimportance in the rehabilitation of locomo-tor diseases. In the past years, an increasingnumber of data have been published aboutthe immunomodulatory, metabolic andanalgesic role of hydro- and balneothera-py. Although balneotherapy’s mechanismof action has not been clarified yet, a num-ber of reviews and metaanalyses havefound that hydro- and... tovább »

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Hip cortical thickness assessment in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and strontium ranelate effect on hip geometry]

BALLA Bernadett

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Stop at one - Make your first break your last!]

NÉMETH Éva

HUN 2012;2(04)

LAM KID

DECEMBER 10, 2012

[Diffusely increasing neck fat mass]

HUN 2012;2(04)