title: Treatment of osteoporosis: current status and recent advances.
abstract: With the advent of new treatment choices, osteoporosis should no longer be considered an inevitable part of aging but rather a disease that can be treated. This article provides an overview of recent advances in treatment of osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Daphne J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: Stavroula J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sartoris
mesh_terms: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004164:Diphosphonates; D004232:Diuretics; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D014807:Vitamin D; D002116:Calcitonin; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium