Osteoporosis, a disease that weakens your bones, is also called a “silent” disease because there are no warning signs until a ...

The word osteopenia really means low bone mass. Well, what does that mean? Back in the early 1990s, the World Health Organization got together for the first time, and said how do we categorize people?

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(See pics: 8 tips to maintain your bone and muscle health as you age) The two conditions that can weaken your bones apart from osteoporosis are osteopenia and osteomalacia. They may or may not show up ...

Osteopenia is a medical condition characterized by a decrease in bone density which results in fragile bones susceptible to fractures. Several factors, such as genetics and aging, contribute to ...

Erasmus University Medical Center researchers in Rotterdam have tracked vitamin D supplementation improvements in bone ...

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“Osteopenia is actually an endemic problem. It’s very, very common in folks older than 50. It’s very undertreated, so it’s a ...

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and about 100 had to be treated to prevent one radiographic fracture. Thus, cost-effectiveness should be factored into guidelines for treating osteopenia.