Thousands of people could be spared from a hip fracture each year if a new method to identify the risk of osteoporotic fractures were to be introduced in health care. This is the view of the researchers at Lund University ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Simple strategies to strengthen your bones, implemented by the whole community not just those at higher risk, could lead to a substantial decrease in hip fractures, a new Australian study suggests.
Sep 1, 2023
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Bill W. asks, "Is drinking many of our fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds in a smoothie as healthy and nutritious as eating them?"
Aug 13, 2023
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There is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 in The Prostate.
Aug 3, 2023
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Significant stroke risk factor disparities exist between Black adults and non-Black adults who have had a stroke. However, after one-year of intensive medical intervention, some of the risk factors that increase the risk ...
Aug 3, 2023
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For older versus younger adults, low- to moderate-intensity statins are associated with a greater reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Annals of Internal ...
Aug 1, 2023
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When it comes to thinking about lipids and heart health, cholesterol often comes to mind. Along with age, blood pressure, and underlying conditions, cholesterol—a fat that circulates in the bloodstream—is one of many ...
Jul 26, 2023
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In a new large, comprehensive analysis that looked at data from more than 5 million patients, the Martin/Hopkins method developed by Johns Hopkins researchers to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—so-called ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood worsened low-grade inflammation in a new study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse the adverse process. ...
Jun 16, 2023
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After adjustment for body mass index (BMI), clinically important differences in the prevalence of dense breasts persist across racial/ethnic groups, according to a study published online June 7 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ...
Jun 14, 2023
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