Topic “bones”

By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden (McClatchy Newspapers)

Many chronic diseases now faced by Americans are preventable, and as health care dollars shrink, prevention becomes a lot more appealing to the average consumer.

Osteoporosis is one of those preventable diseases. Osteoporosis literally means “porous bones” and predicts a significantly increased risk of fracture.

Most osteoporotic...