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Most tools used to assess the risk of fractures and osteoporosis rely on bone density alone, but these may miss a large number of women who still go on to break bones. A technology developed at Ohio ...

You may have heard high-impact activity – exercise such as running, jumping, football and basketball – is good at building bone density and strength. But what about when you’re standing still, lifting ...

Val Stones, the “Great British Baking Show” star, was walking across a field to a nearby school meeting when she misjudged a step, fell onto her wrist and broke it. “I heard it break,” said Stones, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Adrenalectomy for the treatment of mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) appears to improve bone quality but not bone density, new data suggested. Formerly called "subclinical ...

"Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your skeleton," she makes clear. "Smoking weakens the bones, with ...