(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

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 ...

You turned 65, got your Medicare card, and scheduled your annual checkup. But there’s a screening many doctors forget to mention, even though every woman 65 and older should have one. The bone density ...

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common ...

Question: I am 62-year-old woman who has been fairly healthy most of my life. I try to walk daily and eat right. I’ve never had a fracture or bone health issues. But after my annual physical this year ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

It starts to steadily decline after 40—so start today.