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18 hours ago ago from Beauty Pro Blog
A loss of bone density and strength can ultimately lead to a diagnosis of osteoporosis and the potential of years ahead of morbidity that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. Diagnosing osteoporosis must be taken seriously and it must be diagnosed as early as possible so that you can salvage as much bone loss as you can. There are very high health costs associated with an inaccurate or a missed diagnosis of osteoporosis since this can ...
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14 hours ago ago from Current Health Articles
Picture 1: Femoral Neck (source: Wikimedia) Osteoporosis refers to a decrease in the calcium content of bones, which makes them brittle and weak . The femoral neck is a frequent site of osteoporosis in elderly women after their menopause. Though, this is because of the chemical imbalance cause by cessation of certain hormones, it is propagated further by a sedentary lifestyle. The diagnosis of femoral neck osteoporosis is ...
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23 hours ago ago from Fight the Fight Against Cancer
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23 hours ago ago from Mylistofblogs
Stress fractures are a common injury often seen in military personnel and in athletes or anyone who is subjecting their feet or lower body to overuse. It most commonly occurs in the legs but can occur in other parts of the body. Typical areas for this type of fracture are the leg bones of the metatarsals, the fibula and tibia, with areas higher up the legs much less commonly affected. Stress fractures are caused by repeated stresses to the ...
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Economic View: Gauging the Odds (and the Costs) in Health Screening
18 hours ago ago from The New York Times
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