They studied a database of 118,872 men and women born between 1907 and 1935 who were part of the Reykjavik Study during 1967-1991. Data on all fractures from participant entry into the study until ...

Most authorities recommend treatment when the risk of a major osteoporotic fracture is greater than 20% or the risk of a hip fracture is greater than 3%. Your primary doctor is following the ...

Ounce of Prevention is a weekly column which presents recommendations for preventative services derived from The United ...

Oct. 30, 2019 — About half of all women in the U.S. will suffer a bone fracture due to osteoporosis. For women, the incidence of this condition is greater than that of heart attack, stroke and breast ...

osteoporotic fracture, major osteoporotic fracture and hip fracture. One or more previous falls were linked with a higher risk of death in women and men. But men had higher predictive values ...

Fractures that occurred at any prior time in adulthood were associated with fracture risk in older adults, a cohort study ...

Weakened and brittle bones often result in osteoporotic fractures, many of which can pose major longterm complications, some of which are deadly. But while existing medication regimens either ...