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Osteoporosis

How HIV Affects Your Bones

our bones tend to get weaker as you get older. That may be especially true if you have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus itself may make your bones more likely to break. And some anti-HIV medications may raise your chances for bone loss. The HIV-Bone Problems Link Your bone isn’t all solid. Instead, it’s living …

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Are Osteoporosis And Distal Radius Fractures Related?

Of all orthopedic injuries, wrist fractures are among the most common. One particular type of wrist fracture affects the end, or distal, part of the radius and a recent study reported that distal radius fractures comprise 16.4% of all fractures. Indeed, all fragility fractures, of which distal radius fractures are one type, are increasing in part because our aging …

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