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American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis — 2016

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A large number of the patients in this study had atypical femur fracture and the results confirmed the need for further investigation into the mechanisms leading to and effects of these fractures.
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This article is published in Endocrine Practice.The article was published on 2016-09-19. It has received 768 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Guideline & Evidence-based medicine.

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Therapeutic peptides: Historical perspectives, current development trends, and future directions.

TL;DR: An overview of the peptide therapeutic landscape is provided, including historical perspectives, molecular characteristics, regulatory benchmarks, and a therapeutic area breakdown, which includes over 150 peptides in active development today.
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Osteoporosis: A Review of Treatment Options.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of cost-effectiveness literature on the efficacy of oral bisphosphonates has shown alendronate and risedronate to be most cost-effective in women with low BMD without previous fractures.
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Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women: Principal results from the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial

TL;DR: Overall health risks exceeded benefits from use of combined estrogen plus progestin for an average 5.2-year follow-up among healthy postmenopausal US women, and the results indicate that this regimen should not be initiated or continued for primary prevention of CHD.
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Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

TL;DR: Considering that vitamin D deficiency is very common in all age groups and that few foods contain vitamin D, the Task Force recommended supplementation at suggested daily intake and tolerable upper limit levels, depending on age and clinical circumstances.
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Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community.

TL;DR: It is concluded that falls among older persons living in the community are common and that a simple clinical assessment can identify the elderly persons who are at the greatest risk of falling.
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Effect of parathyroid hormone (1-34) on fractures and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

TL;DR: Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with parathyroid hormone decreases the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures; increases vertebral, femoral, and total-body bone mineral density; and is well tolerated.
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