More Bone & Spine News

• Risk of Death Persists After a Hip Fracture

  MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older men and women who break a hip are ...

• Strides Seen in Orthopedic Surgery for Kids

  SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Repairing a torn knee meniscus at the same time ...

• Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Fractures

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of oral drugs prescribed to keep osteoporosis ...

• Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are ...

• HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells

  SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus ...

• Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

  FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and ...

• Shoulder Dislocations a Sports Hazard

  THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Sports are the most common cause of shoulder dislocation, ...

• New Bone Drug May Prevent Fractures But Raise Clot Risk

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to fight osteoporosis, the bone condition ...

• Diabetes Drugs Avandia, Actos Tied to Fractures in Women

  MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take diabetes drugs known as thiazolidinediones, which ...

• With Anorexia, Body May Hoard Fat in Bones

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- People with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa have excess ...

• Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice

  MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits serotonin in the gut ...

• Beer for the Bones?

  MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Beer may help keep bones strong because it's a ...

• Surgeons Suffering Work-Related Injuries

  FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery benefits patients but can cause ...

• Nanofiber Gel May Spur Growth of New Knee Cartilage

  THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new nanofiber gel that promotes cartilage growth in ...

• Wii Popularity Leads to New Kind of Gaming Injury

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Following the introduction of Wii to video gaming in ...

• Kidney Function May Be Tied to Bone Loss

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Even a slight loss of kidney function is associated ...

• For the Knee, Shoes and Playing Surface Matter

  SATURDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Wearing cleats on a natural grass playing field seems ...

• Injections May Boost Knee Surgery Success

  THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For people with arthritis, injections of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...

• In Injury-Prone Soccer, Headers Aren't the Problem

  TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older kids who play soccer -- which has one ...