Fracture Top Stories
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World Arthritis Day 2022: 8 Superfoods People With Arthritis Should Add To Their Diet To Improve Bone Health
Oct 12, 2022 03:23 ISTThese foods may help relieve your sore joints and may even prevent the worsening of arthritis. -
Bone Loss, Fracture Risk In Women Linked To Cognitive Decline: Study
Jul 26, 2021 09:19 ISTThe findings of the new study reveals that accelerated bone loss and increased fracture risk in women are linked to cognitive decline. -
Study Reveals Factors Linked With Elevated Risk Of Bone Fracture
Feb 22, 2021 10:09 ISTA recent study listed various factors which maybe increase the risk of bone fracture. -
Soy Food Cuts Fracture Risks; Top 5 Soy Rich Foods
May 22, 2019 02:11 ISTThe study found soy-based foods that are rich in isoflavones provide a natural selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which helps in increasing the bone mineral density. -
Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements May Not Protect Against Bone Fractures
Dec 28, 2017 03:32 ISTOne of the most contentious questions in nutrition science over the past decade has been whether older adults should be taking supplemental vitamin D and calcium. As the world's population ages and broken bones and fractures become even more......... -
Discovery: Arthritis Could Be The Reason We Survived Ice Age
Jul 5, 2017 12:27 ISTThe genetic variance in GDF5 gene helped early humans to survive in the ice-age and this mutation resulted in osteoarthritis in the later period of human evolution. -
Old People Suffering From Hip Fracture May Never Recover: Study
Sep 12, 2016 02:43 ISTA recent observational study has shown that one in every two elderly people, who have suffered a hip fracture will never be as physically active and independent as they were before. -
Weight Loss Surgery May Increase Fracture Risk: Study
Jul 28, 2016 06:24 ISTSeverely obese patients undergoing weight loss surgery are more likely to have increased fracture risks both before and after the surgical procedure, finds a study. -
New Mechanism Helps Bone Cells Regenerate In Fractures
Feb 20, 2016 01:12 ISTResearchers from Belgium have discovered a mechanism for the better survival of implanted cells that improves in the healing of bone fractures. -
Genes Influence Stress Fracture Injuries
Feb 10, 2016 03:41 ISTResearchers have identified how certain genes can contribute towards a person's susceptibility to stress fracture injuries, a fatigue-induced fracture of the bone caused by repeated pressure over time. -
Bone Fracture May Lead To Widespread Chronic Body Pain, Says Study
Jan 6, 2016 04:27 ISTWomen experiencing a hip fracture are more than twice as likely to suffer a long-term widespread pain in the whole body as those without a fracture, the findings showed. -
Calcium plus Vitamin D protects against fractures
Jan 18, 2010 09:36 ISTDaily supplements of calcium and vitamin D reduce the risk of fractures in women and men of all ages, even if they've suffered previous fractures. -
Trial of forceps before C-section may help
Oct 31, 2009 01:00 ISTAttempting to aid a difficult childbirth with forceps instead of immediately performing a C-section does not raise the risks to the baby in most cases. -
Optimised programmes help heal hip fractures
Oct 27, 2008 03:32 ISTA comprehensive treatment and care programme reduces the rate of complications and mortality after hip fracture surgery. -
Risk of fracture with low vitamin B diet
Jul 2, 2008 09:39 ISTA low vitamin B diet or a high level of blood protein called homocysteine can raise the risk of hip fracture in older adults. -
Drinking linked to fracture risk
May 15, 2008 11:57 ISTA drink or two a day may make for stronger bones, but more than two drinks each day appears to increase the fracture risk. -
Diabetes drug linked to fractures
May 2, 2008 10:44 ISTTwo frequently prescribed diabetes drugs - pioglitazone and rosiglitazone - increase the risk of fractures. -
Chocolates may raise bone disease risk
Jan 18, 2008 12:25 ISTChocolate, considered good for the heart, may not be so great for the bones. -
Bone test predicts long-term fracture risk
Dec 24, 2007 12:42 ISTA single test of bone thickness can predict whether a woman is likely to experience backbone or vertebral fractures in the next 15 years. -
Relief for osteoporosis patients
Oct 26, 2007 12:41 ISTA new treatment that requires a single injection every year has been found to cut fracture risk in osteoporosis patients. -
Diabetics more prone to fractures
Aug 31, 2007 01:54 ISTCompared to the general population, diabetics have a higher risk of fracturing their hip. -
Low-dose fluoride can combat osteoporosis
Aug 10, 2007 01:07 ISTAdding low doses of fluoride to the treatment of osteoporosis can help women going through menopause. -
Physical activity reduces osteoporosis
Jun 22, 2007 03:03 ISTRegular sports or other physical activities reduce the risk of fractures in men at a later stage in life. -
Brace better than cast for some ankle fracture
Jun 8, 2007 01:01 ISTA removable ankle brace is better and more effective than a cast for treating low-risk ankle fractures in children. -
Calcium prevents fractures in elderly women
May 4, 2006 01:14 ISTCalcium supplementation is effective in preventing fractures in elderly women, only if women are compliant.
