Sep. 19—A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a bone, which thousands of older adults experience each year. For older ...

Following an infusion of zoledronate acid in low-risk postmenopausal women, fracture risk reduction emerged only 5-10 years later in a placebo-controlled trial. By year 10, those who received a single ...

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

Zoledronate prevents fractures in older women when administered every 12 to 18 months, but its effects on bone density and bone turnover persist beyond 5 years. Whether infrequent zoledronate ...

Vitamin D with or without calcium doesn't reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force.

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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 ...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), under the auspices of the Capture the Fracture ® (CTF) initiative and in collaboration with renowned Brazilian bone health experts, has released the ...

Benefits of infrequent zoledronate acid (Reclast) infusions were seen later rather than sooner for low-risk women, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated. Among 1,054 early ...

It's that time of year when your body produces less vitamin D. Sunshine is the main source of vitamin D, and we need it to keep our bones and muscles strong. Many people take supplements to meet the ...