What’s in a name? Well, if it’s osteoporosis, osteopenia and osteoarthritis, for starters, a shared prefix. “Osteo” means bone, and that matching descriptor also spells confusion for many ...

Millions of postmenopausal women find themselves facing a diagnosis of osteoporosis, but what does that mean for their daily ...

Some 10 million Americans over 50 have the weak and brittle bones from osteoporosis, according to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes a loss of bone density. Get the basics on osteoporosis -- including causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention at WebMD.

If the osteopenia becomes severe enough, it may lead to osteoporosis, a condition that causes your bones to become weak, fragile and vulnerable to breaking.

Osteopenia is a bone condition where the bone mineral density is lower than normal. Bones are made of minerals like calcium and phosphate. Osteopenia is considered to be a precursor of a similar ...

Turns out that low bone density, by which osteopenia is interchangeably referred, is pretty common: An estimated 40 million Americans have the condition, with about one-third of adults older than ...

Lewiecki recommended a discerning eye for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) when evaluating patients with osteopenia who may be considered for a diagnosis of osteoporosis.

Researchers assessed bone mineral density among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteopenia 1 year after discontinuing biphosphate treatment.

Osteopenia is loss of bone mineral density and is often a precursor to more severe bone loss like osteoporosis. Bone loss in osteopenia may be reversed.