Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you due for a bone density test? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced updated osteoporosis screening guidelines ...

A technology developed at Ohio University may do a better job of identifying older women at risk for broken bones than the current standard bone density test.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– Nearly one in five women and one in twenty men, over the age of 50, are affected by osteoporosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As part of our ...

How Does Evenity Work for Osteoporosis? Throughout our lives, our bodies are constantly forming new bone and breaking down old bone. As we get older, the body begins to break down more bone than it ...

Once bone density is lost, it cannot typically be rebuilt, but you may be able to prevent further loss. Calcium and vitamin D, along with exercise and managing medications, are important for bone ...

When we think about health check-ups before 50, heart health, blood sugar, and cholesterol often top the list. Bone health, however, is frequently overlooked, until a fracture becomes the wake-up call ...