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WELCOME TO THE FOURTH AND FINAL SEGMENT ON
OSTEOPOROSIS, A CONDITION AFFECTING TEN MILLION AMERICAN
ADULTS. EIGHT MILLION OF THOSE-WOMEN.
JOINING US TODAY WE HAVE TWO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW
THE EFFECTS OF THIS DEGENERATIVE BONE CONDITION, AND WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO HELP COMBAT IT. WELL WITH US IS DR. SUL EPSTEIN,
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, AND GERIATRICS.
MT. SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW
YORK. AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF
MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANNIA, AND SUSAN
ROWLINGS, A NURSE PRACTICTIONER AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTIIONERS IN WOMEN'S
HEALTH. AND A PATIENT, KATHY PULL,
SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING HER OSTEOPOROSIS.
WELCOME, ALL OF YOU TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST I WANT TO TALK TO YOU DOCTOR, WE HAVE BABY BOOMERS,
THEY MAKE UP A HUGE PART OF OUR POPULATION, WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR
FOREMOST CONCERN, CONCERNING OSTEOPOROSIS?
I THINK THEIR FOREMOST CONCERN SHOULD BE TO UNDERSTAND THE
DISEASE, TO RECOGNIZE THE DISEASE.
I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD REALLY CHECK OUT IF THEY'VE GOT RISK
FACTORS, THEY SHOULD GET A DIAGNOSIS.
WHICH IS NOT HARD TO DO. IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY CALLED DUAL EXRABSORBOMATERYDEXER, WHICH
WILL BE A BLE TO DEFINE THEIR RISK, AND IF THEIR RISK IS HIGH,
THERE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE TREATMETS TO TREAT THIS
CONDITION. AND SUSAN, IT'S CALLED THE
SILENT DISEASE, WHY IS THAT? THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AS YOUR
BONES ARE LOSING CALCIUM AND BECOMING WEAK, YOU FEEL JUST
FINE. MMM.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO GO TO YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER AND GET THAT CHECK UP, EVEN WHEN YOUR FEELING WELL,
BECAUSE YOU WANT THAT DEXASCAN TO MESASURE YOUR BONES AND SEE
IF THEIR DENSE ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY YOU THROUGH THE
REST OF YOUR YEARS, WHICH WE HOPE ARE ALOT.
WE DO. AND DOES IT EFFECT ONE PART OF
THE BODY MORE THAN OTHERS? WELL ACTUALLY IT IS A SYSTEMIC
DISEASE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN BONES THAT ARE MORE PRONE TO
FRACTURE. THESE BONES INCLUDE THE HIP
WHICH HAS A TREMENDOUSLY DEVASTATING IMPACT IN TERMS OF
MORTALITY. THERE'S THE SPINE, AND THERE'S
THE WRIST, BUT THERE IS ALSO OTHER BONES THAT CAN BE
EFFECTED, BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE MAJORS SITES.
THREE MAJORS. UM SUSAN YOU TALKED EARLIER
ABOUT TAKING CHARGE. IS THERE ANY ONE THING BEING
MORE IMPORTANT THAN WE CAN DO. DIET, EXERCISE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT?
WELL EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT REALLY.
DIET IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR
NUTRIENTS, EXERCISE IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT BUILDS
STRONG BONES, AND YOUR MEDICATION IS IMPORTANT TOO.
BECAUSE THAT WORKS WITH DIET AND EXERCISE TO KEEP YOUR BONES
HEALTHY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK TO
YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ABOUT HOW YOU TAKE MEDICATIONS.
BECAUSE UP TO 40% OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS EITHER SWALLOWING PILLS
OR THEY JUST DON'T LIKE TO TAKE PILLS.
RIGHT. AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO TAKE
PILLS YOUR NOT GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD PILL TAKER.
AND IF YOU DONT TAKE THE MEDICINE IT WONT WORK.
AND LUCKILY THERE IS A NEW PRODUCT.
IT'S A NEW FORMULATION OF A GOLD STANDARD.
SO ALENDRONATE SODIUM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME FOR
BONES. AND BUT NOW WE HAVE AN
EFFERVESCENT TABLET THAT DISOLVES IN FOUR OUNCES OF
WATER. I LOVE THIS BECAUSE I HATE
TAKING THOSE BIG PILLS. YOU KNOW I LOVE SOMETHING THAT
DISSOLVES IN WATER. IT TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRY.
SO IT'S LIKE A SWEET TREAT IN THE MORNING.
AND YOU TAKE IT WITH FOUR OUNCES OF WATER.
YOU STAY SITTING UP. AND DON'T DRINK ANY COFFEE OR
ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES AND THEN.
YOUR DONE! YOUR GOOD FOR A WEEK!
YOUR GOOD FOR A WEEK? YES, YOUR GOOD FOR A WHOLE WEEK.
OH MY GOSH. THIS IS A BREAKTHROUGH.
NOW I WANT TO GO DOWN TO KATHY. KATHY WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO TALK
TO YOU. YOU BATTLED THIS CONDITION FOR
SOME TIME. YES.
WHEN WE'RE YOU DIAGNOSED? ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
AND I WAS IN A ROUTINE PHYSICAL, I HAD A BONE DENSITY TEST, AND I
WAS PUT ON MEDICATION. SO YOU WEREN'T FEELING OUT OF
THE ORDINARY? NO.
THIS WAS JUST A ROUTINE PHYSICAL.
NO NOT AT ALL, YEAH. DO YOU, HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW?
GREAT. I FEEL FINE.
I FEEL WONDERFUL. I TAKE BINOSTO.
AND IT IS SO EASY. SO YOUR USING THIS?
YES. IT DISSOVLES.
YEAH. IT'S SO EASY TO TAKE.
AND LIKE YOU SAID YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE BIG PILL AND THE BIG
GLASS OF WATER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
THIS YOU JUST TASTE LIKE STRAWBERRY.
AND JUST FINAL THOUGHTS FROM YOU TOO, I MEAN I KNOW YOU SEE THIS
ROUTINELY, BUT I YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO BE MORE
AWARE OF. SO YOU'VE HIT THE NAIL ON THE
HEAD. AWARENESS.
EDUCATION. SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP, GET
TESTED, GET THE MEDICATION IF YOU REQUIRE IT.
AND KEEP ON THE MEDICATION. AND THIS WORKS WITH MY
LIFESTYLE, BECAUSE I'M NOT A GOOD PILL TAKER, SO THIS IS JUST
LIKE DISSOLES IN FIVE MINUTES, AND ONCE A WEEK, THAT'S ALL?
ONCE A WEEK. I LOVE THAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THIS WAS SO INFORMATIVE, AND UM. ACTUALLY YOUR KIND OF FUN TO
TALK TO DOCTOR, YOU GET US, I THINK YOU, IF I WERE YOUR
PATIENT I'D STAY ON THE PROGRAM. I HOPE SO.
(LAUGH) WELL WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED TODAY'S FINAL SEGMENT ON
OSTEOPOROSIS, IF YOU MISSED PRIOR SEGMENTS OR IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SIMPLY LEARN MORE INFORMATION ON TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR BONE
HEALTH VISIT BINOSTO.COM, THAT'S BINOSTO.COM.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION WEBSITE
AT NOF.ORG THAT'S NOF.ORG. AND DON'T FORGET OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE. SIMPLY SEARCH FOR THE BALANCING
ACT TO FIND OUT MORE ON THIS VITAL SUBJECT.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.