Osteoporosis can lead to weak bones. From brittle nails to bone fractures, check out the early warning signs of osteoporosis ...

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence ...

Fifty per cent of women and 20 per cent of men will break a bone due to osteoporosis in their lifetime, according to the ...

Elevated levels of serum total alkaline phosphatase (T-ALP) have been linked with decreased bone mineral density (BMD), ...

“It’s the broken bones that can cause pain, rather than osteoporosis itself. Spinal fractures can also cause height loss and a curved spine.” 2. Osteoporosis is more common in women “Women have ...

Effects of a new spinal orthosis on posture, trunk strength and quality of life in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 83: 177–86. MEDLINE ...

We analyze osteoporosis prevalence and determinants ... and were evaluated for diabetes-related complications, HbA1c levels, and lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) BMD. Of these, 139 (71 ...

Karen Faulkner said she cannot walk or stand for more than 15 minutes A woman with osteoporosis said she had nine spinal fractures in 10 months and was left unable to walk. Karen Faulkner ...

Alendronate has been shown to increase bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis ... trochanter, or lumbar spine) was roughly 2%--3% greater ...

“PPI use does not appear to be associated with osteoporosis or accelerated [bone mineral density (BMD)] loss,” according to Laura Targownik and colleagues from the University of Manitoba, Canada.