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 ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University ...

The reason guidelines suggest women begin screening for bone density at 65, typically through a noninvasive DEXA (dual-energy ...

Once a person loses bone density, they typically cannot regain it. However, they may be able to prevent further bone density loss through lifestyle adjustments, such as getting sufficient exercise, ...

As many as 1 in 3 women over 50 experience an osteoporosis fracture. This one daily habit could help change that.

You may have heard high-impact activity – exercise such as running, jumping, football and basketball – is good at building bone density and strength. But what about when you’re standing still, lifting ...