Osteoporosis risk formula devised
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A formula is devised that can predict the risk of bone fractures in woman suffering osteoporosis.
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Calcium supplements may reduce the risk for bone fracture in older people, provided the supplements are taken regularly and in large enough doses.
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The estrogen component of oral hormone replacement therapy around the time of menopause is associated with ovarian cancer risk, findings from a Danish study show.
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10/18/2004 - Americans were warned last week that unless they up their consumption of calcium and vitamin D, the number of people suffering from osteoporosis and low bone mass is likely to jump, and advised that supplements could be the answer.
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NEW YORK  - Black women are known to have  higher bone mineral density, associated with stronger bones,  than white women. New findings suggest that one reason for this  may be due to the slower rate of bone loss among elderly black  women.
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Nov. 18, 2004 -- The FDA is adding a &quot;black box&quot; warning to Depo-Provera stating that prolonged use of the injectable contraceptive may result in the loss of bone density.
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Older people who take calcium supplements alone or in combination with vitamin D reduce their risk of bone fractures by 12 percent, according to findings researchers said offer important insights into osteoporosis.
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Estrogen-progestin pills double postmenopausal womenâs chances of developing dangerous blood clots, and the risk is even higher for overweight patients and those over 60, researchers say.
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WASHINGTON - 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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NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ultralow-dose  of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the  rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up  of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an  increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a drug used to combat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis appears to reduce the occurrence of osteoarthritis-related damage in the knee, according to a new report.
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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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TUESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Experts are warning Americans that it's time to bone up on bone health, with a recent U.S. Surgeon General's report estimating that at least half of those over age 50 will suffer osteoporotic fractures by the year 2020.
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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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A report released last month by the Centers for Disease Control makes for some pretty heavy reading -literally. The report, &quot;Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index, United States 1960-2002,&quot; found that
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Treatment with an ultralow-dose of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - An increasingly popular  prostate cancer treatment also makes bones brittle and may be  responsible for over 3,000 fractures each year in the United  States, researchers reported on Wednesday.