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October 14, 2013

Vitamin D supplements do not improve bone health, study finds

Vitamin D may actually do very little to guard against osteoporosis, contrary to popular belief.

September 25, 2013

Healthy older people may not benefit from repeated bone density scans

$Older men and women with low risk for fractures may not benefit from repeated bone marrow density testing.$

Older men and women with low risk for fractures may not benefit from repeated bone marrow density testing.

September 20, 2013

Braces help avoid surgery in teens with scoliosis

In the first large-scale test of whether wearing a brace helps to prevent an already-curved childhood spine from twisting further, bracing was nearly twice as effective as a...

September 17, 2013

What kids should know about spinal injuries in sports

A new push is under way to raise awareness of a little-understood but dangerous risk to young athletes: injuries to the cervical spine, the highly vulnerable area between the...

September 10, 2013

Robohand uses 3-D printing to replace lost digits

Robohand is made from cables, screws, 3-D printing and thermoplastic. It uses the rotation of a joint to enable five plastic digits to grasp. The device looks like a robot's...

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Safety fears spur regulations for trampoline gyms

Indoor trampoline parks have cropped up around the country in recent years, offering customers a chance to bounce, flip and jump on wall-to-wall trampolines.
Georgia girl undergoes radical surgery to rebuild leg

At 11, Bailey Moody is already a bit of a comeback kid. Last summer, facing bone cancer, the Johns Creek sixth-grader made a pretty radical decision. She chose a rare...
Surgery may not be better for spine fractures

$Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients.$

Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare...
Unusual pattern of spine injuries from jet crash

Many survivors of Saturday's plane crash in San Francisco have a surprising pattern of spine injuries that a doctor says shows how violently they were shaken despite wearing...

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