Building strong bones
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start investing early so that you have plenty of what you need when you get old. That&#39;s a message that the surgeon general would like
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Freeze-dried implants are being developed which may help repair injured and difficult-to-treat tendons.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers describe a man whose jaw was successfully reconstructed using a bone that was grown from scratch under the muscles in his back.
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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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The universe contains one and a half times more calcium than previously assumed.
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NEW YORK  - In a survey of 67 adults, who were mean of 78 years old, at risk for hip fracture due to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the majority stated a preference for taking a bone-building pill over wearing an external hip protector.
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Get the basics, and then stretch your mind to the limits. That's how you get in shape for breaking the rules.
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A nutritional guide spells out what elite - and amateur athletes need to eat.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers  describe a man whose jaw was successfully reconstructed using a  bone that was grown from scratch under the muscles in his back.
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Stem cells from fat tissue have been used to help grow bone to repair the damaged skull of a 7-year-old German girl, according to a report in a German medical journal.
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Maybe it comes of too much exposure to the forensic specialists who slice, sniff, and sort through &quot;CSI&quot; and its serial television variations. But it is apparent that, when building a case, even in a book, a whole body is more informative than a skeleton, and a whole skeleton beats a partial one.
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By Traci Watson  Home renovations are never easy. In space, where there's no gravity to keep things in place, construction is even tougher.
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German physicians have pioneered a way to create and transplant bone grafts from one part of a patient&#39;s body to another. The work of Patrick H. Warnke and associates at the University of Kiel is summarized
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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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LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Skinny teenagers and girls suffering from anorexia could be seriously damaging their bones and increasing their risk of osteoporosis later in life.
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Scientists develop a method of routinely growing stem cells in conditions similar to the human body.
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Scientists are working on a technique to repair fractures using a patient's own stem cells.