Atopic dermatitis: it would increase the risk of fractures in children
Corticosteroids used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) are particularly involved in the increased risk of fractures in children, ...
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5 tips to take care of your feet this winter
Foot and ankle injuries and problems increase during the winter. Two orthopedic surgeons offer some advice so that your feet ...
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Osteoporosis: how to recognize a disease-related fracture?
Osteoporosis is a pathology that is often silent until the fracture. But, when you break something, how do you know ...
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Bone fracture: this vitamin found in green vegetables can reduce your risk
A high intake of vitamin K1 reduces the risk of hospitalization due to a fracture, in women over 70 years ...
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Fractures: having many in childhood increases the risk in adulthood
A New Zealand study recently indicated that repeated fractures during childhood could put people at significant risk for multiple fractures ...
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Vegetarian women are more at risk of hip fracture
According to a British study, women following a vegetarian diet are more likely to fracture their hips. THE ESSENTIAL According ...
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Vegan diet: to strengthen your bones, do bodybuilding!
Doing weight training regularly would protect vegans from fractures, according to a study. THE ESSENTIAL 5% of the world's population ...
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Vitamin D supplementation does not protect your bones!
Taking vitamin D supplements does not help prevent bone fractures in most healthy adults. THE ESSENTIAL Vitamin D increases the ...
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What are the health risks after a femoral neck fracture?
© iStockPhotosFracture of the upper end of the femur (EFSF), commonly known as "neck fracture", is the most serious complication ...
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Osteoporosis: Ways to Increase Bone Density Naturally
Osteoporosis can cause fractures. To counter it, here is how to naturally increase your bone density. THE ESSENTIAL Osteoporosis is ...
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Smoking: an increased risk of fractures in men
Male smokers are more likely to develop osteoporosis, suffer bone fractures and die early. THE ESSENTIAL Osteoporosis is two to ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: Benzodiazepines increase the risk of fracture
© ThinkstockDo you know the benzodiazepines ? These drugs from the family of anxiolytics (which have been on the market ...
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Smoking lengthens fracture healing time
Smokers would experience longer healing times after a fracture as well as an increased rate of postoperative injuries and infections ...
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The best way to reduce the risk of hip fracture
© thinkstockA study published in the professional journal Journal of Bone and mineral research, indicates that doing regular exercises that ...
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Obesity: an increased risk of fractures in women
Patients suffering from obesity and overweight, in particular those with a large waist circumference, are more prone to fractures than ...
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Osteoporosis: a new strategy increases bone mass by 800%
A paradigm shift is what qualifies the discovery that blocking certain receptors in the brain leads to a rapid 800% ...
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Why would obesity increase the risk of osteoporosis in men?
Men with a high fat mass would have a lower bone density. They would be more likely to suffer from ...
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We now know why lightning kills
In the event of a lightning strike, cracks form from the bone cells, which creates micro-fractures in the bones. THE ...
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Osteoporosis: why the disease increases the risk of mortality
Often perceived as benign, this chronic skeletal disease can have dramatic consequences if not treated correctly. THE ESSENTIAL Osteoporosis is ...
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Here are the sex positions that most often end up in the ER
Some sexual positions are definitely more dangerous than others. Here are which ones. THE ESSENTIAL The diagnosis of a penile ...
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World first: his wife breaks his penis vertically with her perineum
Doctors treated a man whose penis had been fractured from top to bottom by his wife during sex. Never seen. ...
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Fractures: a biocompatible material to replace metal plates
A new material could revolutionize the management of fractures. It would be molded "to measure" which would allow better healing, ...
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In the emergency room, a French artificial intelligence considerably improves the management of fractures
While radiologists and emergency physicians are overwhelmed, new artificial intelligence can help them manage fractures. THE ESSENTIAL The number of ...
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We found a way to reduce a fracture faster
New images of bone formation provide insight into how to speed up the bone healing process and repair fractures faster ...
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Vegetarians have a higher risk of fractures
Vegetarians are more likely to break an arm or a leg, especially because of calcium and protein deficiencies related to ...
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Fractures: stem cells to accelerate bone recovery
To heal the most complex fractures, American researchers have created superior bone grafts from primitive stem cells. The latter would ...
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Diabetes: growing a protein in lettuce to heal fractures?
Thanks to specific proteins introduced into plant cells, American researchers could pave the way for an inexpensive oral therapy capable ...
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Accelerating fracture repair with a cocktail of drugs
Mixing two drugs would "regrow" the spine of rats after a fracture. The researchers hope to be able to validate ...
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A drug to speed up bone healing is ready for clinical trials
This new drug would shorten the consolidation time, especially for hip, skull or knee fractures. For people who have suffered ...
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Researchers discover new mechanism to help bone repair
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that helps maintain and repair bone in adults. Ultimately, this could help develop new ...
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