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Understanding the Bare Bones About Osteoporosis

May 31, 2017 By FBN

The facts about osteoporosis in the United States (according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation): More than 10 million Americans have osteoporosis. Nearly half of all women and one in 12 men age 50 and older will have at least one osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. Nearly 1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures of the back, wrists and hips occur each year. Nearly 75 percent of all hip fractures occur in women and approximately 90 percent of women over … [Read more...] about Understanding the Bare Bones About Osteoporosis

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Bonatus, osteoporosis

Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis

January 18, 2016 By FBN

We humans often take our bones for granted, but bones are actually living, growing tissue. Our bones are made up of connective tissue, one of the four basic types of human tissue. In addition to giving our bodies structure and protection, bones make red blood cells, which supply proteins and oxygen to tissues, and they make white blood cells, which help fight infection. Although human bones stop growing in our 20s, we replace and repair bone throughout our lifetimes. When bone replacement … [Read more...] about Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: M.D., osteoporosis, prevention and treatment, Stephen V. Ward

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