May 5, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — The densitometry screening rate is less than 16% in postmenopausal black women with risk factors for osteoporosis, and primary-care physicians are even less likely ...

In many professional teams and sports medicine facilities, medical screenings are routine and valuable tools used to identify problems before—or shortly after—they arise. When this happens, healthcare ...

Postscreening data revealed substantial increases in interventions for bone health. Calcium supplementation rose from 16.3% to 44.2%, and prescriptions for bone-protective agent increased from 7.2% to ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Study finds more than 13% prevalence of low bone mineral density in younger patients with celiac disease and a rising ...

Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in the U.S., leading to increased risk of fractures and a weakening of bone strength and structure. Now, new guidelines on who should be tested could lead ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

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Most of us don’t learn this until way too late: if you’re in your 30s, you’ve already hit your bone density peak. “Peak bone mass is reached around our early 30s, and subtle losses can begin soon ...