A ground-breaking New Zealand trial has discovered a cheap treatment given only once every five to 10 years can prevent devastating bone fractures in women who have gone through menopause.

Osteoporosis is often described as a “silent disease” because there are few, if any, symptoms until someone fractures a bone, usually in the hip, wrist or spine. Women who have gone through ...

While some peer-reviewed research has shown a link between drinking cola and lower bone mineral density, other studies have shown mixed results. The claim is true: Some peer-reviewed research has ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force also recommends screening women younger than 65 who’ve gone through menopause and are at increased risk of a fracture from bone loss, according to the updated ...

In 2012, a Dunedin couple had their 14-week-old daughter removed from them by Oranga Tamariki (then Child, Youth and Family) when doctors discovered the girl had a fractured skull, limbs and six ...

The transverse process is a small bone that sticks out from either side of the vertebrae. "Yes, I got twisted up a little bit, had three process fractures. A lot of guys play with a lot of those ...

Broken bones are common injuries, and many children will experience at least one fracture (break) in their growing years. How they happen—and how we treat them—can be very different in children than ...

Bone conduction headphones allow you to keep your ears open and aware of your surroundings while enjoying whatever you'd like to listen to, making them great to use on outdoor runs or cycles ...

The tibia is the major bone of the lower leg, commonly referred to as the shin bone. Tibia fractures can occur from many types of injuries and come in different shapes and sizes. Each fracture must be ...

According to the Henrico Police Department, law enforcement officials began to probe this case after the Henrico Doctors' Hospital launched an internal investigation into "unexplained fractures ...