When people think about staying healthy, they often focus on weight management, cardiovascular fitness, or building muscle.

Bones are the framework of our bodies and make up our skeletal system. But they aren’t indestructible and they can sometimes break. Scripps News went to an expert to find out why. "Bones break because ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common ...

A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into three or more pieces. These typically require surgery and take longer to heal than other fractures. A comminuted fracture happens when you break a bone ...

If youve had one osteoporosis-related fracture, youre also at risk for another and may continue to be at risk for at least a few years. A fracture related to osteoporosis should not be viewed as an ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Each year, more patients are hospitalized for osteoporosis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of the best foods for bone health, calcium-rich options like cheese, yogurt and other dairy products likely come to ...

Among emblems of old age, a woman’s curved spine is one of the most powerful and haunting, at once both metaphor and augury. It conjures up the crush of life’s passage. More terrible, it often heralds ...