Where do you go when you want to find information about osteoporosis?First, you probably don’t call your doctor. Doctors are busy; you feel guilty “bothering” your doctor unless you’re really sick. A doctor’s appointment can be expensive, even if you have health insurance. Besides, what would you say? “Doctor,... Read more
Till my fellow expert patient Pam Flores notified you that May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, I’ll bet you didn’t know it, did you? That’s OK; not many people do. Although this disease has been dubbed “the silent killer” due to its lack of symptoms, it might also merit that name due to its absence in... Read more
Did you know that 1 in 3 women (and 1 in 6 men) who reach their 90th birthday will suffer a hip fracture at some point during their lifetime? And that, according to the University of Chicago Medical Center, 20% of people who fracture their hip will die within a year of the injury? And a full 75% never make a full recovery?Since 90% of hip... Read more
Have you heard the one about drinking being good for your bones?“Yeah, right,” you say. “Everything fun is bad for me—how can drinking help my bones?”Well, researchers at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (JMHNRCA) at Tufts University in Massachusetts say it’s true. A study detailed in this... Read more
Sally Field, once best known as The Flying Nun, is now better known as a celebrity salesperson for osteoporosis drug Boniva.Actress Ursula Andress played Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr. No. Now, the original “Bond girl” is the chief spokesperson for Osteoporosis Canada; she held a press conference earlier... Read more
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