Like the rest of you, your bones need more attention as the years pass. Some 10 million Americans over age 50 have the weak and brittle bones of osteoporosis—and an additional 44 million have ...

Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive, and silent disease of the skeletal system that leads to reduced bone mineral density and altered bone microarchitecture, resulting in bone fragility and an ...

Most people do not realize their bones are weakening until they experience a fracture. For women, the risk of osteoporosis increases significantly after menopause due to the drop in estrogen. But bone ...