Search Results: osteopenia

Osteoporosis: Screening and Diagnosis

July 9, 2015 Comments Off on Osteoporosis: Screening and Diagnosis

Pharmaceutical companies trying to sell drugs have pushed for the adoption of flawed screening techniques that medicalized age-related bone loss. The result? Many healthy women were prescribed osteoporosis drugs despite their serious side effects and risks.

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Health Facts: Depo Provera and Bone Mineral Density

July 1, 2015 Comments Off on Health Facts: Depo Provera and Bone Mineral Density

For decades, women’s health advocates have been concerned about the safety of Depo-Provera, the progesterone-based contraceptive shot (the shot).

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Female Viagra? A Pro-Sex Feminist Says No

June 16, 2015 Comments Off on Female Viagra? A Pro-Sex Feminist Says No

For the first time ever, a committee of scientific advisors has recommended the FDA approve a libido drug for women. “Female Viagra” could be on pharmacy shelves by early next year if the FDA follows that recommendation.

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Rx for Change: Choosing Wisely on Getting a Bone Density Test

July 1, 2014 Comments Off on Rx for Change: Choosing Wisely on Getting a Bone Density Test

Recommendations about bone density (BD) testing have shifted over the last few years — we are proud to say, more toward what the NWHN has recommended for over a decade! This article reviews the BD testing recommendations from the Choosing Wisely® campaign.

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