Fractures that occurred at any prior time in adulthood were associated with fracture risk in older adults, a cohort study indicated. In fact, a first fracture in younger adulthood was linked with the ...

Women with low bone density are more likely to report their first fragility hip fracture in their 60s rather than at older ages. Researchers used hip fracture data from the National Health and ...

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer. Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Denosumab as a first-line osteoporosis therapy is linked to lower fracture risks than alendronate among ...

VANCOUVER, Canada — The occurrence of a fracture predicts future fracture risk, but the increase in risk is the same no matter what the age of the patient, according to a new population-based study ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Each year, more patients are hospitalized for osteoporosis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A fracture at any point in adulthood was associated with elevated risk for future fractures. The results suggest ...

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 healthcare. This is the view of the ...

A large study of veterans documents a link between diuretic treatment and risk for a first fracture. Diuretic treatment may increase the risk of bone fractures, a new study finds. In a nationwide ...