Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy.

Osteoporosis, a silent and often undetected bone disease, affects millions of people worldwide, particularly the elderly and postmenopausal women where this health condition is characterised by the ...

Clinicians have called for a national osteoporosis strategy after new research showed up to 70 per cent of patients are not receiving appropriate treatment, and that osteoporotic fractures are one ...

Overall, the annual treatment rate among patients with ... significantly more likely to use medication for osteoporosis than individuals without prescription insurance (OR = 1.56; 95% CI, 1. ...

Madam Kumari, as she is known, has osteoporosis or brittle bones. The condition typically presents without any warning ...

A new study into bone fractures due to osteoporosis ... of people on treatment that probably has no benefit and that does have a cost and potentially is harmful. "Unfortunately, without a national ...

Another class of antiresorptives, the selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), is indicated for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in women who are postmenopausal, as their low ...

Purpose. Trends in the use of different treatments for osteoporosis among the civilian, ambulatory U.S. population are described. Methods. Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS ...

There are a number of approved drugs in the United States. The commonest ones are called bisphosphonates and the brand names of these drugs are Fosomax, Actonel and Boniva. They are all slightly ...