Osteoporosis
Stop using ultrasound to speed up fracture healing, experts recommend
Ultrasound to speed up bone healing after fracture has little or no impact on pain or recovery time, experts highlight in the British Medical Journal. Continue reading
Osteoporosis drug, denosumab, has a good safety profile – new study
Denosumab, a drug used to treat osteoporosis, has performed well in a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Continue reading
Less than half of hip fracture patients take vitamin D supplements
Despite national recommendations for daily vitamin D intake, new research has found that found that just 48% of people report consistently taking vitamin D supplements after a hip fracture, even though it is a known treatment and preventative strategy for osteoporosis. Continue reading
Vitamin D supplements and dairy foods (together) improve bone density and prevent bone loss in older people
Taking vitamin D supplements and consuming specific dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt is associated with higher bone density in the spine and is protective of bone loss in the hip among older adults, experts report in The Journal of Nutrition.
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Welsh actress Nerys Hughes is no stranger to debilitating chronic pain, she explains to Iona Walton
A vivacious and bubbly presence on our TV screens thanks to her leading roles in The Liver Birds and The District Nurse, Nerys Hughes has had a wonderful career and family life. Happily married, mother of two and now enjoying her role as a grandmother, Nerys and her husband divide their time between their homes in London and France. Continue reading
