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What are The Types of Ovarian Tumors?

That’s called a low malignant potential (LMP) tumor, or borderline epithelial ovarian cancer. These tumors are most common in women in their 20s. M...

What is Osteomalacia?

The word osteomalacia means “soft bones.” The condition keeps your bones from mineralizing, or hardening, as they should. Lack of vitamin D can tak...

Vitamin D for Osteoporosis

Even though sunlight is a key part of your body’s vitamin D production, it’s best to protect your skin with clothing and sunscreen if you’ll be out...

Strontium for Osteoporosis

In Australia and some countries in Europe, a form of strontium called strontium ranelate (Osseor, Protelos) is available as a prescription medicati...

Symptoms of a Spinal Compression Fracture

The main symptom you’ll notice with a spinal compression fracture is back pain. Other people will still have pain after the fracture has healed.

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)

The risk of deep vein thrombosis with raloxifene is probably comparable to that of estrogen, about 2 to 3 times higher than the usual low occurrenc...

Symptoms & Types

Juvenile osteoporosis most often happens in children between ages 8 and 14.

What are The Treatments for Osteoporosis?

Your doctor can also tell you if you need to take calcium supplements at a different time than your other medications. To help the body absorb calc...

Forteo for Osteoporosis

Tell your doctor if you think Forteo is having a bad effect on your well-being. Forteo should be used only in men with osteoporosis and postmenopau...

Spinal Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis of The Spine)

Osteoarthritis of the spine may cause stiffness or pain in the neck or back. In addition to the physical effects, a person with osteoarthritis migh...

What are The Symptoms of Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints. Progressive cartilage degeneration of the knee joints can lead to deformity and outward curvature of the...

Osteoarthritis Prevention

By age 65, more than half of us will have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis, a disease in which the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones at t...