Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty is increasingly used for treatment of pain in patients
with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, but the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and …

OBJECTIVE Emotional distress is common in outpatients with diabetes, affecting ∼20–40%
of the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group therapy …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: PV is increasingly used as treatment for osteoporotic
VCFs. However, controversy exists as to whether PV increases the risk for new VCFs during …

We performed a randomized, controlled study on the dose-response effects of daily
supplementation of 1.5, 3, and 6 g of the marine fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) …

Objective The DiaMind trial showed beneficial immediate effects of mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy (MBCT) on emotional distress, but not on diabetes distress and HbA 1c . The …

Background The standard care in patients with a painful osteoporotic vertebral compression
fracture (VCF) is conservative therapy. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV), a minimally …

Implementation of case findings according to guidelines for osteoporosis in fracture patients
presenting at a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) was evaluated. Despite one guideline, all …

INTRODUCTION: A Fracture and Osteoporosis (F&O) clinic started in two major general
hospitals in the South of the Netherlands on April 1st 2004. Its objectives were to perform easy …

The aim of our study was to assess the long‐term (24 months) efficacy of a comprehensive
weight reduction programme as compared to that of a conventional programme. The …

We examined the relationship between long-term dietary intake of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the relative content of these fatty acids in adipose …