What Doctors Don't Tell YouJunior doctors in emergency departments are commonly diagnosing wrist fractures as simple sprains, according to a new UK study.
RDA for vitamin D is not enough
The standard recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamin D is insufficient for preventing fractures, concluded researchers at Harvard School of Public Health.
Faulty surgery by inept and untrained doctors is leaving many fracture victims unnecessarily disabled, according to a UK report.
A major HRT trial in the US has been halted because the combination of conjugated equine oestrogen (0.625 mg/ day) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg/day) (Prempro) simply did more harm than good.
All classes of antidepressants are dangerous for the elderly to take, and will greatly increase their risk of a fall and fracturing a hip, new research has found. ...
A new analysis throws into doubt the wisdom of using statin therapy to reduce the risk of fractures. ...
The decrease in bone density that accompanies aging is only a small factor in the greatly increased risk of hip fracture in older life, researchers have discovered. ...
New British data suggest that patients taking daily corticosteroids are at a significantly increased risk of fractured bones. ...
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Hot flushes, loss of libido, weight gain - sound familiar? For our female readers who are currently in, or have already gone through, menopause, the answer is probably a resounding ‘yes’. However, these symptoms are not exclusive to women undergoing...
