The primary purpose of this narrative review was to evaluate the current literature and to
provide further insight into the role physical inactivity plays in the development of chronic …

Osteoporosis is a common disease characterised by a systemic impairment of bone mass
and microarchitecture that results in fragility fractures. With an ageing population, the …

CHAIR: Costanzo MR: Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard Illinois, USA TASK FORCE 1:
Dipchand A: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada; Starling R: Cleveland …

Since the publication of the Osteoporosis Canada guide-lines in 2002, there has been a
paradigm shift in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and fractures. 1, 2 The focus …

This systematic review examines critically the scientific basis for Canada's Physical Activity
Guide for Healthy Active Living for adults. Particular reference is given to the dose-response …

BMD and clinical risk factors predict hip and other osteoporotic fractures. The combination of
clinical risk factors and BMD provide higher specificity and sensitivity than either alone …

Smoking is widely considered a risk factor for future fracture. The aim of this study was to
quantify this risk on an international basis and to explore the relationship of this risk with …

Background Osteoporosis is an abnormal reduction in bone mass and bone deterioration
leading to increased fracture risk. Alendronate belongs to the bisphosphonate class of …

Osteoporosis, defined as low bone mass leading to increased fracture risk, is a major health
problem that affects approximately 10 million Americans. The aging US population is …

LONG-TERM REMISSION OF HIV-1 DISEASE CAN BE READILY ACHIEVED by
combinations of antiretroviral agents. The suppression of plasma viral loads to less than the …