Weak elderly woman with walking stick waiting for help after breathlessness attack .Elderly woman fell on the floor. Researchers evaluated the prevalence of pharmacologic osteoporosis prevention among ...

Osteoporosis can have devastating effects, yet awareness of the condition remains low; many people do not know that men can have it as well as women. Although it is not harmful in itself, osteoporosis ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few nursing home patients at high risk of bone fractures are given medications to strengthen their bones, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,400 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is ...

Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone density, which can lead to an increased risk of fractures. Risk factors that cannot be controlled include age, sex, race, body size, and family history, ...

America has a bone health crisis. More than 50 million Americans are at risk of developing osteoporosis, and 10 million already have the condition. A full 80 percent of those individuals are women. In ...

Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones, increasing the risk of sudden and unexpected fractures. Literally meaning "porous bone," osteoporosis results in an increased loss of bone mass and ...