ArticleBone mineral density testing: Is a T score enough to determine the screening interval?Author:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: April 1, 2013Although a trial found that women with normal or only slightly low results need not come back for another 15 years, it may not be so simple.Read More
ArticleNew tools for detecting occult monoclonal gammopathy, a cause of secondary osteoporosisAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: April 1, 2010Osteoporosis can be the presenting sign of a monoclonal gammopathy, which in some people may precede a diagnosis of multiple myeloma.Read More
ArticleBiochemical markers of bone turnover: Useful but underusedAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: October 1, 2008Markers tell us the risk of fracture and are useful in patient management. But will insurance pay for testing?Read More
ArticleDiagnosing primary osteoporosis: It's more than a T scoreAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: May 1, 2006In the end, the physician—not the machine—diagnoses osteoporosis.Read More
ArticleRole of alendronate and risedronate in preventing and treating osteoporosisAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: November 1, 2001A review of the efficacy and use of the two oral bisphosphonates approved for preventing and treating osteoporosis.Read More
ArticleRaloxifene: A new choice for treating and preventing osteoporosisAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: April 1, 2000The pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy, bisphosphonates, and raloxifene, the first of a new class of selective estrogen receptor modulat...Read More
ArticleIn response: Asymptomatic hypercalcemiaAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: October 1, 1998Read More
ArticleAsymptomatic hypercalcemia in a 51-year-old womanAuthor:Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhDPublish date: May 1, 1998What is the likely cause of this patient's hypercalcemia? A self quiz on a clinical case.Read More
