Weak elderly woman with walking stick waiting for help after breathlessness attack .Elderly woman fell on the floor. Researchers evaluated the prevalence of pharmacologic osteoporosis prevention among ...

Osteoporosis can have devastating effects, yet awareness of the condition remains low; many people do not know that men can have it as well as women. Although it is not harmful in itself, osteoporosis ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few nursing home patients at high risk of bone fractures are given medications to strengthen their bones, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,400 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is ...

While HRT has many benefits for those with osteoporosis, certain side effects may occur that your doctor will need to consider. Osteoporosis is a common concern for people who have been through ...

During and after menopause, females tend to have a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. There are ways to slow down and prevent further bone loss, and many treatment options are available once ...

America has a bone health crisis. More than 50 million Americans are at risk of developing osteoporosis, and 10 million already have the condition. A full 80 percent of those individuals are women. In ...