bone health

Green tea may help improve bone health

harminka — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:38:52 -0500

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found that the tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown.

Cannabis impact on bones changes with age

harminka — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:33:18 -0500

Scientists investigating the effects of cannabis on bone health have found that its impact varies dramatically with age.

News from space for osteoporosis patients on earth

harminka — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:35:41 -0500

Results of a space experiment published online in The FASEB Journal have yielded a giant leap for science that could translate into an important step for mankind in the ongoing battle against osteoporosis.

Bone formation goes with the gut

harminka — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:10:18 -0600

When it comes to remodeling our bones—an ongoing process of break down and renewal that goes on throughout adulthood--researchers have new evidence that our guts play a surprisingly important role.

Healthy bones program reduces hip fractures by 37 percent

harminka — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:34:49 -0600

Proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent -- and as much as 50 percent -- among those at risk, according to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente Southern California. The study was published online on November 3 by The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, a peer-reviewed journal.

Crucial hormonal pathway to bone building uncovered

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:11:22 -0500

Scientists have discovered a crucial step in hormone-triggered bone growth, a finding that could lead to new osteoporosis drugs and better bone-building therapies, according to a new study.

Bone death of jaw is next health epidemic facing seniors

harminka — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:58:45 -0500

Despite little publicity surrounding the ailment, seniors may be facing an emerging epidemic in the form of bisphosphonate osteonecrosis ("bone death"), a debilitating ailment of the jawbone that patients are predisposed to, through common treatments for the more well-known ailment osteoporosis.

Calcium and exercise to strengthen bones

harminka — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:33:50 -0500

A stumble, a fall - a broken bone: many older people are afraid of this happening. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care published information today about how you can protect yourself.

Farming at young age may lead to bone disease in adulthood

harminka — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:53:17 -0500

Although farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young age.

ETH Zurich and IBM improve diagnosis of osteoporosis

harminka — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:24:40 -0500

With the goal of developing an accurate, powerful and fast method to automate the analysis of bone strength, scientists of the ETH Zurich Departments of Mechanical and Process Engineering and Computer Science teamed up with supercomputing experts at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory.

Scientists from Granada drastically reduce the wait time for new teeth implant

harminka — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:20:18 -0500

The use of the growth hormone in oral implantology implantología has managed to regenerate the bone and hasten the integration between the bone base and the dental implant. The process allows to reduce from six months to two weeks the wait time to place the crown which replaces the lost tooth on the oral implant.

Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium

harminka — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:20:45 -0500

Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented with 1,200 mg of calcium per day – the amount in four glasses of milk – reduced their risk of bone fractures by 72%.