The (Often Neglected) Basics for Keeping Bones Healthy
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Doctors are saying that the lack of knowledge about preventing bone disease often leads to bad practice.
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The six most common tooth-damaging habits, and how to avoid them.
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NEW YORK  - A drug used to restore the strength of brittle bones by reducing the process of bone resorption has been shown to benefit women 80 years of age or older.
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The care of people who fracture bones needs overhauling with screening for all over 50s, experts say.
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NEW YORK  - Numerous cell, animal and human studies have shown that heavy drinking leads to bone loss. New research conducted in rats now suggests that vitamin D or the anti-osteoporosis drug Boniva (ibandronate) can prevent alcohol-related bone loss caused by regular binge drinking.
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HONOLULU  - In women, calcium supplements offer the greatest protection against forearm fractures early in menopause, whereas they offer the best protection against broken hips later in life, new research suggests.
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Half of Americans older than 50 will be at risk of fractures from too-thin bones by 2020, the surgeon general warned Thursday, urging people to get more calcium, vitamin D and exercise to avoid crippling osteoporosis.    The bone-thinning disease is on the rise as the population grays - but weak bones aren't a natural consequence of aging, Surgeon General Richard Carmona stressed...
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SUNDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Here's some back-to-school meal and snacking advice to help protect your children from tooth decay -- the single most common chronic childhood illness, affecting more than half of children aged 5 to 17 years.
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In the battle to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease, many people are overlooking something even more important-- staying fit.
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Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.
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A single gene can keep in check the body's tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.
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NEW YORK  - In elderly women, adding vitamin D to regular calcium supplements produces long-term improvements in hip bone density, researchers report.
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MONDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children battling cancer may also have weaker bones, new research shows.
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(CBN News) - New studies show it is never too late to be healthy. Moderate exercise and a good diet can ward off a slew of age-related problems.
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NEW YORK  - A lifestyle intervention program increased bone mineral density over 2 years in a group of lean 14- to 16-year-old girls who were not building up their bones as much as they should at their age, researchers found.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- While calcium supplements have been touted to prevent broken bones in adults, providing them to children may not help prevent fractures as they age, Australian researchers report.
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Regular exercise can reduce the incidence of a deadly combination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in middle-aged and older people.