Monday, November 23, 2009
Top Osteoporosis News
(HealthScout) September 17, 2009
Drinking green tea may be good for your heart, but not for your bones, a new study has found.
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(United Press International) September 17, 2009
The osteoporosis drug Forteo may help slow cartilage loss--a benefit that experts say could help osteoarthritis patients as well.
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(SeattlePI.com) September 10, 2009
Researchers say that the results were significant, and that over the course of the two-year study there were no major injuries.
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(The New York Times) September 10, 2009
A new diagnostic tool from the World Health Organization (WHO) called FRAX is drawing fire from some critics.
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(HealthScout) September 10, 2009
Patients who undergo orthopedic surgery may lower their risks of unplanned follow-up surgery later on by having their procedure done between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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(Medical News Today) September 3, 2009
Patients who have orthopedic surgery at night appear to have a slightly higher risk of complications, a new study has found.
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(HealthScout) August 27, 2009
Older people who were born premature and with very low birth weight have much lower bone mineral density later in life, a new study has found.
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(The New York Times) August 27, 2009
The rate of hip fractures has been steadily falling for twenty years in Canada and the United States, but experts aren't sure why.
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