Prevent osteoporosis should still young

72-year-old Li-Hua Lin prior to the onset of illness, never heard of the bone disease osteoporosis, bone pain that has only rheumatoid attack. Her condition worsening, leading to her 10 years ago was completely dependent on a wheelchair for months. She is currently a lot better, but still not running facilitate starting a walking stick. Li-Hua Lin interview with this reporter, he said : "I said to be too late to treat, as early as 1:00, The problem would not be so serious. He also asked me to be careful not to fall, or else we may become incapacitated, life must use a wheelchair. "The local Chinese people aged women for osteoporosis lack of awareness of osteoporosis and the Singapore Association of State University of a recent survey show that many ethnic Chinese middle-aged and elderly women, and the Li-Hua Lin, on osteoporosis (osteoporosis) lack of awareness. In 1379 respondents, less than 60% heard of osteoporosis of the disease. The proportion than in many developed countries such as the United States, Japan, Canada are much lower. Investigations revealed that not heard of osteoporosis are mostly older and less subject to normal or less education campaign females. Even those who heard of the disease and many people do not know, calcium shortage, lack of exercise, smoking, Drinking more wine, Drinking more caffeine, menopause, are Osteoporosis causes. The increasing trend of patients the same time, local patients with osteoporosis is also on an upward trend, as spongy bone and hip (hip) fractures are more and more people, an annual increase of about 0.1%. This very serious disease, every four hip fracture patients, a person in a year of illness. people in a lifelong dependence on a wheelchair. To improve the nation to the osteoporosis awareness, spongy bone symptoms Association and the pharmaceutical business Mokesha East (MSD. Merck Sharp & Dohme) from the date of the 28th of this month, optimizing the channels and i channel broadcast osteoporosis education advertisements encourage patients receive treatment as early as possible. Symptoms of bone-chairman of the Association of Neurosurgery Kang noted that the treatment of osteoporosis drugs very well. can effectively prevent bone loss, taking six months, we can reduce the risk of fractures by half. These drugs generally monthly weight is 90 yuan. Dr Leung said that if we improve the living habits through strengthening bones, the best is still young, otherwise age, Even taking calcium "fiercely fill", or not enough. He said : "Human less calcium and bone structure will worsen fragile and fracture easily broken, it added calcium course, very important. But not only eat calcium can be prevented. adult, human easier to absorb calcium, once to about 30 years old, BMD will be to the point of saturation. adult, calcium loss will be greater than absorption, We can only avoid major bone wastage. "He disclosed that to know whether they belong to high-risk bone-owners, Calculation is very simple : we just need to age (years), less weight (kg), if over 20, then you belong to the high risk; (If more than 0 is a risk) should accept an annual bone density examination, including ultrasound measurement firm, or the use of two-photon bone densitometry (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometr y). Taking osteoporosis drug 10 menopausal women to improve bone density pharmaceutical company Merck (MSD) recently completed a A 10-year global survey shows that use of osteoporosis drugs FOSAMAX for as long as 10 years menopausal women, body BMD increased by 1-14%. This is the treatment of osteoporosis in most long-term investigations, A total of 994 between the ages of 45 to 82-year-old menopausal women participated in the survey. The results show that daily doses of 10 mg FOSAMAX for as long as 10 years menopausal women, spine density increased, on average, 13.7%, 6.7% increase in hip density, neck BMD increased by 5.4% a 1% increase in bone mineral density in the wrist. Even those who stop medication women, BMD was also improving. They have no medication than women fewer fractures than height is not affected. With the population aging, osteoporosis is a major global health problem, the about 200 million women suffer from osteoporosis. 60 to 70-year-old woman with an estimated one-third of osteoporosis, 80 years of age or above with osteoporosis were as many as two-thirds.