May is National Osteoporosis Month, and it’s the perfect time to reevaluate the steps you’re taking to make bone health a priority. Osteoporosis is a condition that results in bones becoming fragile due to density loss over time. 8.9 million fractures occur each year because of the brittle bone condition, and 53 million Americans are… Continue reading Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself for Better Bone Health
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Men Far Less Likely to Prevent & Screen for Osteoporosis
While the consequences of osteoporosis are worse in men than women – including death – older males are far less likely to take preventive measures against the potentially devastating bone-thinning disease or accept recommendations for screening, according to research done by North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System geriatricians and presented at The American Geriatrics… Continue reading Men Far Less Likely to Prevent & Screen for Osteoporosis