You can take steps to prevent osteoporosis or slow its progression by eating a healthy and nutritious diet, being active, taking supplements that improve bone health, and taking medications to reduce ...

May marks Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, a time dedicated to educating people about bone health and the importance of early detection and lifestyle changes. Dr. Stacy Chronister, an ...

For decades, osteoporosis has meant a slow, one way slide toward fragile bones and fracture risk, managed but rarely truly ...

Osteoporosis occurs when your bones progressively break down and become weaker. The disease is often described as silent because you may not notice outward symptoms until a fracture occurs. Fractured ...

Most people do not realize their bones are weakening until they experience a fracture. For women, the risk of osteoporosis increases significantly after menopause due to the drop in estrogen. But bone ...

Do you have questions about osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, or porous bones, is a disease that causes bones to become weak and break easily. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ...

An experimental drug has successfully reduced hip and spine fractures in the two largest patient populations at risk for osteoporosis — postmenopausal women and men being treated for prostate cancer — ...

TUPELO — Osteoporosis results in loss of bone mass and makes patients more prone to fractures, but there are a variety of ways to prevent and treat it. Amy Ballard, a certified physician assistant, ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer ...

Could an artificial intelligence (AI)–driven tool that mines medical records for suspected cases of osteoporosis be so successful that it becomes a potential liability? Yes, according to Christopher ...