Body & Health Conditions Articles

What's the most important overlooked fact about medications for osteoporosis? People have to take their meds for them to work! Here are some helpful hints to keep you on track withthe most important pharmaceutical treatments for osteoporosis.

Any "fragility fracture" is a nearly sure sign that you have osteoporosis. But not every history of broken bones means you have or will develop the disease. And a psychological factor, not a physical factor, is most predictive of a fracture-free future.

The conventional understanding of osteoporosis used to be that it was reliably associated with thin bones and low weight. Unexpected side effects of modern medications, however, are leading to exceptions to the rules.

Being female puts you at greater risk for broken bones. Osteoporosis can strike males and females of any race at any age, but the majority of cases occur in women after menopause. Here are some of the reasons why.

Smoking upsets the delicate balance between breaking down old bone and remodeling new bone that keeps the skeleton perfectly aligned to support the body. Smoking cessation, however, reverses the damage slowly.

Some races and ethnic groups are at high risk for osteoporosis. And in other groups, osteoporosis is relatively rare. Here's how genetic heritage affects your risk of getting the world's most common metabolic bone disease and what you can do about it.

Currently, there is no cure for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a disease characterized by inflammation of joints. This article outlines three lifestyle modifications that can help improve disease activity of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for detecting osteoporosis. But there are other tests that help doctors fine-tune their diagnosis.

Many people who have osteoporosis experience no pain at all until they start having fractures. Then they have pain all the time. Pain from fractures is not easy to manage, but there are ways to take back control over your life.

Most people discover they have osteoporosis only after they suffer a debilitating broken bone or a painful fracture. There are at least 10 symptoms and signs of osteoporosis, however, that serve as red warning flags that osteoporosis is possible.