Broken bones among older people increase their risk of death for up to 10 years, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Jul 19, 2018
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Research led by scientists from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton has shown that a higher income and being married reduces the risk of experiencing a broken ...
Jul 13, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Bone health is literally something you build on throughout your life, not just as a child. And the efforts you put in now will keep bones strong and help prevent the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis later ...
Aug 9, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Make sure safety is part of kids' summer fun.
Jul 5, 2017
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Taking calcium and vitamin D can help prevent broken bones in older women. However, this benefit could be cancelled out by an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
May 12, 2016
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Spinal cord injuries don't heal like cuts or broken bones. Why? Part of the reason is the formation of scar tissue that acts as both a chemical and physical barrier to nerve regeneration.
Mar 17, 2016
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From screws and plates for broken bones to metal hips and dental implants, every day thousands of people undergo surgeries to implant medical devices in the body.
Jan 11, 2016
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Public health researchers have discovered new clues about which children under five years old are the most at risk from broken bones in childhood accidents.
Nov 24, 2014
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A U.S. jury ordered Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and its U.S. counterpart, Eli Lilly and Co., to pay $9 billion in punitive damages over a diabetes medicine linked to cancer. The drug companies said Tuesday ...
Apr 8, 2014
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A new report issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that broken bones due to osteoporosis pose a major and growing health problem in the Asia-Pacific. With its rapidly ageing population, Hong ...
Dec 12, 2013
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