According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the wake ...

Simple strategies to strengthen your bones, implemented by the whole community not just those at higher risk, could lead to a substantial decrease in hip fractures, a new Australian study suggests. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with higher bone strain index values at the spine, neck and total hip are more likely to ...

PASADENA,Calif. November 4, 2008 – Proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent -- and as much as 50 percent -- among those at risk, according to a study conducted by ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Hip fracture burden and associated burden will be greater in the future, given the growing aging populations,” ...

An international group of researchers led by the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and including Douglas P Kiel, MD, MPH, Director ...

Janet Cade has received funding from research councils and charities for research. She is a director of Dietary Assessment Ltd. James Webster does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

This systematic review and meta-analysis found that while yogurt consumption shows a modest positive association with bone ...

Following an infusion of zoledronate acid in low-risk postmenopausal women, fracture risk reduction emerged only 5-10 years ...