As women age, they find themselves at greater risk of developing a variety of health problems. Should osteopenia be one of them? The condition was recognized nearly 20 years ago by the World Health ...
How was her bone density assessed? Was dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) of the spine and femur performed (this approach is most predictive of future risk of vertebral and hip fractures), or was ...
Any woman who’s been told by her doctor that she has osteopenia (low bone density, but not low enough to be osteoporosis) — and especially any woman who’s taking medication for it — needs to read (or ...
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An estimated 40 million Americans have osteopenia, but many are unaware. Here’s how you can take charge
“Osteopenia” is not a word I’d ever heard three months ago. And then, just like that, it was everywhere—on the results of my first bone-density, or DEXA, scan, and on the lips of most of the friends ...
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