Vitamin D is most often associated with healthy bones and generally calcium and vitamin D supplements are recommended for any bone related problem . Sunshine is the most abundant and fre...
The association between weather and pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has puzzled the medical world for ages. The widespread belief that certain painful health conditions are affected by th...
If you visit a clinician be it orthopaedic surgeon or a neuro-surgeon and complain of back ache you are more than likely to be advised to have an MRI. Low back pain is a very com...
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of cartilage loss. It is the leading cause of knee joint pain and disability among the elderly and affects over 10 million people in the US. O...
World Osteoporosis Day which falls on October 20 th , 2010 provides a powerful opportunity to create awareness about the importance of bone health and measures to prevent osteoporosis. I...
A low bone density predisposes to osteoporotic fractures and research indicates that these children may benefit from vitamin D supplement. Decreased bone strength characterises Os...
Yoga offers great health and fitness for everyone in today’s busy world as it did ages ago, but the offer comes with strings attached! Rooting for a healthy lifestyle, diet and a peacef...
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of almost thirty genetic disorders that causes progressive degeneration of our voluntary (or skeletal) muscles causing their weakness. Duchenne Muscula...
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) which falls on October 20 th 2009 is part of the two year campaign to galvanize worldwide support to influence positive changes in government and private heal...
October 20, 2008 World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) celebrated annually on October 20th, 2008, provides an opportunity to increase public awareness in order to prevent risks of osteoporosi...
October 12, 2008 World Arthritis Day celebrated worldwide on 12 th October 2008 , is a yearly campaign to increase public awareness about the condition as well as improve ways to smoo...
Simran was busy playing golf. Various emotions flashed through her expressive face as she tried to concentrate. There are thousands of woman golfers in the contemporary world, but what made...
20th October 2007 World Osteoporosis Day falls on October 20, 2007 . The initiative, carrying the theme, ’Beat the Break: Know and reduce your osteoporosis risks’ is an exerci...
12th October 2007 October 12th each year is dedicated to creating awareness about Arthritis and is celebrated word-wide as World Arthritis Day . This year seeks to make life easi...
Sharon swings her backpack, slings it over her shoulder and rushes off to school. She is all of fifteen, weighs 90 pounds and carries a backpack full of books that weighs 20 pounds. Chi...
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