Despite being known as an ‘old women’s disease’, osteoporosis poses a significant threat to men’s health, with one in five at ...

The task force also recommends screening postmenopausal women younger than 65 who have one or more risk factors for osteoporosis, which is a really important population and part of its overall ...

Dear Susan, While osteoporosis is much more common in adults age 60 and older, it can strike younger people too. In fact, ...

Dear Savvy Senior, Can a person in their early fifties have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the ...

The 2023 Osteoporosis Canada guideline suggests bone mass density (BMD) testing for men without Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) risk factors, starting at age 70 years.[1][1] Figure 1 states ...

Men aged 25 90 years with hypogonadal or idiopathic osteoporosis were studied at 13 centres in the US. Inclusion in the trial was based on: (a) BMD at least 2 standard deviations (SD) below the ...

Osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, but certain lifestyle and dietary factors can lower your risk. Calcium and vitamin D ...