Stop bone density loss before it starts. Pharmacist Mar Santamaria explains how to strengthen bones after 30 with the right ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

For women, bone density can become a real issue with age, as osteoporosis weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Are bone density tests recommended for older men? I will be turning 78 this year. -- P.R.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Bone density still matters. It’s the best clinical predictor we have, and it tends to peak in early adulthood, and declines with age (faster after menopause). The goal is to build what you can, and ...

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