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Osteoporosis
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from...
Unnatural loss of bony tissue that leads to weakened bones. Osteoporosis affects 30% of women and 20% of men over the age of fifty. It occurs especially in women following menopause and often leads to curvature of the spine from vertebral collapse.
In Egypt, where flax has been cultivated for a good 4,000 years, scientists at the National Research Center in Cairo have found that flaxseed prevents osteoporosis. At this point, the researchers know only that flaxseed promotes bone density in rats,...
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UK scientists curious to discover why unlike the weight-bearing bone in our limbs, skull bone does not get thin as it ages, even in post-menopausal women, have found some quite remarkable differences between the two bone types that could help develop new treatments and prevent osteoporosis. Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, led the investigation, which was published last week as a study in the open access journal PLoS ONE...
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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Low cost osteoporosis drugs are strictly rationed for the under 75s, and UK physicians hampered by restrictive guidelines, according to findings which appear in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, published by SAGE. A leading Cambridge University bone health expert has outlined flaws in NICE osteoporosis treatment guidance, which limits options for many postmenopausal women in the under-75 age bracket. According to...
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- NICE guidelines ration affordable osteoporosis drugs (eurekalert.org)
New results from a survey of 1,122 post-menopausal women in Asia found that nearly half (48.5 percent) were not aware whether or not they had osteoporosis despite being hospitalized with a fragility fracture. A fragility fracture is one potential indicator of osteoporosis, along with BMD measurements, family history and other factors, according to International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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London, Dec 19 (IANS) Scientists have uncovered basic differences between the bone which makes up the skull and the bones in our limbs, which could hold the key to tackling bone weakness and fractures.
Study leader Simon Rawlinson, oral biologist at Queen Mary, University of London, said: “This research is exciting because it tells us why [...]
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