Air pollution is the second most important risk factor associated with noncommunicable
diseases after smoking. The effects of pollution on health are commonly attributable to …

A queda da mortalidade, seguida da redução da fecundidade e aumento da expectativa de
vida, resulta no envelhecimento da população e no aumento das taxas de doenças crônico …

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of vertebral fracture and densitometric osteoporosis
in postmenopausal women over the age of 50 in Valencia, Spain. METHODS: This cross …

Several studies have shown that α-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) increases serum levels of proline
and has beneficial effects on skeletal development. We studied the effect of α-ketoglutaric …

Background: Osteoporosis is a growing health problem not only in women but also in men.
However, there is a scarcity of epidemiologic data to study osteoporosis in Thai men …

Introduction and objective. The aim of the study was to compare the state of health of the
inhabitants of the countryside and city dwellers in the Łódź province, measured with the real …

The risk of developing low muscle strength and muscle mass is affected by aging,
osteopenia, and osteoporosis and increases with age. The purpose of this study was to …

Background The incidence of fractures in rural populations is lower than in urban
populations, although the reason for this difference is unclear. This cross-sectional study …

Background: Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) involve the administration of steroids and
local anesthetics into the spinal epidural space, and they are performed by inserting a …

Osteoporosis is a major global health problem. The increase in the incidence of
osteoporosis in the elderly poses a challenge to treat and also results in an economic …