An informational meeting for those interested in a Bone Builders class is set for 2 p.m. June 5 at the Good Samaritan Heritage Grove, 2122 River Road NW, East Grand Forks. Bone Builders is aimed at ...

Men who want to keep their bones strong may want to add running to their exercise routine, new research suggests. In a study of 42 athletic men ages 19 to 45, researchers found that running seemed to ...

Another funding request was before the McLeod County Board Tuesday. Program Director Donna Whitcomb of Ecumen RSVP asked for $2,500 to continue funding the Bone Builders program. The exercise program ...

James F. Whitfield, PhD, FRSC, is a member of the Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Whitfield JF. Leptin -- A New Member of the Bone ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug treatment specifically for postmenopausal women with a high risk of breaking bones. Doses are taken in two back-to-back injections ...

WILLMAR -- Older adults came to build stronger bones Tuesday at the Bone Builders exercise class at the Willmar Community Center. The class teaches weight training and balance exercises to increase ...

“Use it or lose it” could be the official mantra for bone health, because as more and more birthdays pass, it becomes more critical to get moving to keep bones strong. To help seniors stay on their ...

BARTOW, Fla. --The Bone Builders classes have been canceled. All Bone Builders classes at The Renaissance at Washington Ridge have been canceled until further notice. Bone Builders is a low-impact ...

A synthetic compound can heal broken bones that are so damaged they don’t knit on their own, a study in rats and dogs shows. Encouraged by the findings, scientists are already testing the compound in ...

In the half-century since their introduction to medicine, glucocorticoid steroids have been hailed as wonder drugs that have enabled millions of people to combat rheumatoid arthritis, severe asthma, ...

When Sue Degallier of Common Good Retired and Senior Volunteering Program hosted an informational meeting about a free Bone Builders class in Winona, she expected a handful of people to show interest.

A daily dose of a natural hormone has been shown to build new bone in patients with osteoporosis, a finding researchers call the most promising discovery yet in treating the debilitating and ...