Osteoporosis explained 16 Articles

by Breidi Caparatta

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and fracture easily. The normal bone density is lessened making the bones brittle. The term osteoporosis means "porous bones". Simple everyday...read more

by Audrey-Anastasia Alleyne

When we were growing up, we witnessed older folk like our parents and relatives, their friends and neighbors succumbing to all sorts of aches, pains, ailments and diseases. At the time, we seemed to think that these afflic...read more

by Chad Rhoden MD PhD

This brief section on osteoporosis may not actually be all that funny to many people. As people age, bones begin to lose calcium and become fragile, a condition called osteoporosis. This condition affects the majority of ...read more

by Chrissy K

Your overall health, especially the health of your bones, can be easily affected by your teen years. Around 14 to 17 years old, women develop around 40 percent of their bone mass; thus, for women it is especially important...read more

by Nona-Michael Jackson

PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis is the decrease in the bone tissue. The bones begin to deteriorate and weaken away. There are many symptoms that lead to Osteoporosis however, it is best to prevent the illness than wa...read more

by Leonard Konis

Osteoporosis is a disease (condition) causing weakening of normal bone mass or bone deterioration. Patients with osteoporosis, their bones are more fragile to fracture because not adequately able to support weight of the b...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

"Drink your milk." I am sure your mother said it to you at least once a day. For women it was especially sound advice. By the age of 25, the average woman has established 98% of her skeletal mass. What is osteoporosi...read more

by Saron Maramo

Research shows that countries where the most milk is drunk have the most incidents of osteoporosis. Many respected doctors now say to absorb and retain calcium better it is best to cut down on milk and dairy products and ...read more

by Avidbrowser

OSTEOPOROSIS- A SILENT THIEF If hypertension is called a silent killer due to its effect on heart, then osteoporosis can be called a silent thief since it silently robs the body of its bone. ...read more

by Syble James

Before 1994, to be diagnosed with osteoporosis you had to actually break a bone as a result of a minor impact or trauma. Since then, with the development of new bone-scanning technology and drugs, a wider definition that q...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

Osteoporosis is also known as 'brittle bone disease'.It is a progressive disorder in which there is a gradual decrease in the mineral content of the bone. This makes them more porous and thus liable to break up more easily...read more

by Lauren Beyenhof

"In order to achieve the best results to prevent osteoporosis and its complications, the prevention should ideally begin at the earliest possible age." Gro H. Brundtland I grew up on a dairy, so naturally I'm a milk drink...read more

by Clare O'Brien

BONE UP ON OSTEOPOROSIS Have you got down to basics recently? We're often so obsessed with looking after what's on the surface of our bodies - our hair, our skin, our bumps and bulges - that we're in danger of neglecti...read more

by Erinmarie

Osteoporosis. It is generally associated with elderly women. We picture them as tiny and frail; but this is not always the case. Obese people can have osteoporosis too. Mostly it is attributed to the decline of calcium...read more