News tagged with fragility fractures

New study quantifies total costs of fragility fractures in 6 major European countries

Research presented today at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis by investigators from the UK and Sweden estimates that the economic burden of fragility fractures in five major European countries totals ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mar 24, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

US healthcare system can't keep up with number of baby boomers' bone fractures

Many Baby Boomers will experience a bone fracture as they age, and the current US healthcare system is not prepared to provide the necessary care required, according to a special monograph released in the January 2011 issue ...

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Mar 17, 2011 | not rated yet | 1

New osteoporosis guidelines: Osteoporosis Canada

Comprehensive new guidelines from the Osteoporosis Canada aimed at preventing fragility fractures in women and men over the age of 50 are published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

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Oct 12, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

The Medical Minute: What is osteoporosis? Why now? Why me?

Osteoporosis comes from a Latin term which means "holes in the bone." In reality it is a skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density and structural deterioration of bone, leading to bone weakness and increased ...