Computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and spine, taken originally to detect problems such as kidney stones or ...

Osteoporosis is a degenerative, debilitating bone disease that is increasingly prevalent in postmenopausal women. Despite its being classified as one of the four most dangerous health issues today, a ...

With aging comes bone density loss, especially in post-menopausal women. A new study finds that supplementing with blackcurrant can ameliorate a host of conditions, including postmenopausal bone loss ...

Pregnancies do not weaken a woman's skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are ...

The following is a response to Froma Harrop's March 20 column, "Expensive care that hurts patients," which lists many possible opportunities to reduce the cost of health care. She suggests that one ...

Some risk factors for osteoporosis or weak and brittle bones are not preventable—genetics, hormone changes during menopause and aging, to name a few. We can try to limit falls, injuries, smoking and ...

For millions of women who have the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, researchers are reporting that Fosamax, the drug most commonly used worldwide to improve bone density and prevent fractures, can ...

DENVER, Colorado (WPVI) -- There's a call to include men in screening for osteoporosis - or brittle bone disease. Doctors at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, tested the bone density of ...

Amgen Inc (($AMGN)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Amgen Inc. is conducting a Phase 4 clinical study ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. People with osteoporosis are more likely to have vertigo, researchers ...

Routine screening and prophylaxis should be recommended for all people with epilepsy, a new study suggests. Epilepsy was independently associated with clinically meaningful increases in the risk of ...