Hip fractures - Cancer treatment is a major cause - Hip and pelvis fractures are a major health worry, especially among older, postmenopausal women. The risk of a fracture rises to 17 per cent in women...

Hip fractures are linked to smoking in new study - Among all women, one hip fracture in eight is attributable to smoking, regardless of body weight, early menopause and physical activity, according to...

Borrled water worse than tap water - In your story on pesticides (WDDTY) vol 6 no 3, Tuula Tuormaa advises readers to filter their water or "even better, drink bottled water, which is pro...

Bone density level not a key factor in 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 ha...

Low bone density or other risk factors? - It is generally assumed that low bone density indicates fracture risk. However, dense bones may not necessarily be sufficient to prevent hip fracture...

Steroid use increases risk of fracture - New British data suggest that patients taking daily corticosteroids are at a significantly increased risk of fractured bones. ...

Osteoporosis: a load of old bones osteoporosis: a load of old bones - Medicine claims to be able to both prevent and treat osteoporosis. however, many of these so-called cures may actually cause the condition. - These days, medicine is waxing optimistic about osteoporosis, announcing that there are more opportunities than ever before to make this crippling dis...

Fractures - RDA for vitamin D is not enough The standard recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamin D is insufficient for preventing fractures, concluded rese...