More than 6 million Australians have low bone density. How does bone get lost and remade? And how do you know if it’s ...

As we get older, we all expect a few aches and pains, but one silent condition can cause serious problems without you even knowing it — osteoporosis. It is also known as the ‘silent bone thief.’ ...

May is National Osteoporosis Month, a good time for me to share some risk factors for osteoporosis and information on what you can do to avoid this debilitating bone disease. People with osteoporosis ...

Each year, Americans experience 1.5 million fractures due to osteoporosis, a condition characterized by porous bones making them weak and more likely to break. Osteoporosis is typically a silent ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug treatment specifically for postmenopausal women with a high risk of breaking bones. Doses are taken in two back-to-back injections ...

The number of Americans stricken by a deadly and debilitating bone-thinning disease continues to climb. According to a 2004 Surgeon General's report, more than half of Americans age 50 and older are ...

Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” When our bones are viewed under a microscope, healthy bones appear to look like honeycomb. However, bones that are osteoporotic, have experienced a loss in mass and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Osteoporosis or porous bone is an illness in which the bones of the body become weakened. Such porous bones have less bone mass, which makes them more likely to break leading to ...

Findings of a new study involving older adults have revealed that exposure to air pollution may raise the risk for osteoporosis and fractures. Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones," happens when ...

Can insufficient sleep be harmful to bone health? New research in postmenopausal women has found that those who slept for no longer than 5 hours per night were most likely to have lower bone mineral ...

The Duchess of Cornwall is speaking out about osteoporosis, a condition she says contributed to her mother's death. Camilla, 71, marked the official launch of the Royal Osteoporosis Society at the ...