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Confusion surrounds the subject of osteoporosis. That is especially troubling for women, who face the risk of bone loss decades earlier than men do. Should they take calcium pills? Are dairy products the best dietary source of calcium? Are prescription medications safe and effective? To my mind, most of these are open questions. Osteoporosis is strongly influenced by genetics. One day we may be able to identify those at highest risk and urge them to take preventive measures. In the meantime, last month's Women's Health Initiative (WHI) report suggested that calcium pills offer only modest, if any, protection...
...Bones of Contention Confusion surrounds the subject of osteoporosis. That is especially troubling for women, who face the risk of bone loss decades earlier than...
...Calcium-rich foods include dark, leafy greens, broccoli, sesame seeds, canned sardines and salmon mashed up with the bones, cooked dried beans, soy foods and, of course, milk. But I agree with Harvard's Walter Willett and others that dairy products are not the preferred sources. In the Nurses' Health Study, Willett found that postmenopausal women who drank two glasses of milk a day were no better protected against bone fractures than women who drank a glass or less a week...
...with most chronic diseases, prevention of osteoporosis is preferable to having to treat it. That means adopting habits that build strong bones early in life. By 35, it's all downhill. The only thing you can do--and it's still important--is slow bone loss...
...says now. “I’m making phone calls thinking, ‘There must’ve been a car accident.’”Meanwhile, the doctors in Pittsfield misunderstood the severity of the injury. Relying on x-rays to review the bone breaks, they couldn’t explain why the bleeding would not stop.A specialist was brought in to examine the injury. The diagnosis: an artery behind Brown’s left eye had ruptured. It took an emergency blood transfusion and another surgery, this time a reconstruction of Brown?...