Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you due for a bone density test? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced updated osteoporosis screening guidelines ...

The bone density test your doctor forgot to order You turned 65, got your Medicare card, and scheduled your annual checkup.

A first bone mineral density (BMD) screening is recommended after menopause, but women aged 50 to 64 years with normal BMD may not require another screening until age 65 years, according to a new ...

Worried about osteoporosis? Here are the tests, moves, meds, and foods you need to know about. By Hallie Levine Like the rest ...

This is a sidebar to an investigation on the growing use of QCT to screen for osteoporosis. Which test should the doctor and patient believe? This journalist can corroborate concerns about the ...

Today’s 6 in the City segment features host Stephanie McCoy and Dr. Joshua June of the Great Lakes Center of Rheumatology. Dr. June explains the importance of bone density scans as we age, just like ...

Bone health is essential for muscle strength, movement, and balance. As you age, the risk of osteoporosis, a condition that causes bones to become weak and fragile, increases. Bone density is a ...

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 ...

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 ...