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People who take omeprazole or a similar PPI for acid reflux are susceptible to a range of side effects, including weakened bones.
Instead of helping fight osteoporosis, high dose vitamin D supplements resulted in lower bone mineral density in leg and arm bones.
Dog-walkers get more exercise, but they must take care not to end up in a tumble that could break a bone.
An older person who keeps exercising diligently is more likely to avoid a fall. Regular exercise has other benefits as well.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has orthopedists excited. Zoledronate (Reclast) reduced fractures in older women!
If you can't tolerate bisphosphonate medications for osteoporosis, you may be able to boost your bone density with weight-lifting and weight-bearing exercise.
A vitamin B12 deficiency has many potential symptoms. Among other things, it could interfere with your balance and make you fall.
Do you take calcium to keep your bones strong? How good is the evidence that it works? Do you know about calcium side effects such as colon polyps? New data are worrisome.
People getting at least 400 mg of magnesium daily are less likely to suffer broken bones. The mineral can come from both diet and supplements.
Testosterone therapy resulted in better bone mineral density after a year. Bone in the spine and hip responded especially well.
The best diet for preventing bone loss is rich in vegetables, fruit, fish and whole grains and has very little processed food and saturated or trans fat.
Antidepressants are thought to be highly effective and quite safe. Millions take such drugs. An unexpected complication of antidepressants is worrisome.
Many older people who suffer a fracture are taking drugs that may contribute to their risk. Changing their medications might help them avoid a fracture.
Older women who want to prevent a broken hip do well by following a Mediterranean diet full of vegetables, fish and fruit and low on sweets and meats.
Boosting Vitamin D with high dose supplementation was associated with more falls rather than fewer and did not prevent broken bones.
Drinking tea was associated with a lower likelihood of a bone fracture due to osteoporosis in a study of elderly Australian women.
Cannabidiol, a compound without psychoactive properties, helped rat bones heal faster.
Women who take SSRIs for hot flashes are more likely to break a bone in the years that they remain on the drugs.
It seems counterintuitive, but by suppressing inflammation, NSAIDs like ibuprofen could slow healing from a bone fracture.
Exercise to improve balance and strength reduced injury from falls, while vitamin D supplements had no effect.
