osteoporosis, characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to enlarged bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly people. the mortality rate in elderly persons with hip fracture approaches 20%. half of them will be disabled in the remained life. iranian multicenter osteoporosis ...

background & aim:combretaceae family is   known for efficacy in the management of sickle cell disorder (scd). based on   the earlier reports of anti-sickling property of terminalia genus the study investigates in vitro antisickling properties of terminalia arjuna and terminalia   bellirica. experimental: anti-sickling   assay of methanolic and aqueous extract of t. arjuna and t. bellirica   on ...

BACKGROUND One in four Swedish women suffers a hip fracture yielding high morbidity and mortality. We wanted to revalidate a 4-item clinical risk score and evaluate a portable heel bone mineral density (BMD) technique regarding hip and fragility fracture risk among elderly women. METHODS In a population-based prospective cohort study we used clinical risk factors from a baseline questionnaire...