Being low on vitamin D can increase your risk of high blood pressure and diabetes, says Michael Holick, M.D., endocrinologist ...

A new report, issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the ...

Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It is an anti-bone trifecta. And for some children, shockingly, it is leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century.

It’s estimated more than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 live with this "silent disease." Here's what osteoporosis treatment looks like.

Radiologists' Diagnostic Performance in Differentiation of Rickets and Classic Metaphyseal Lesions on Radiographs: A Multicenter Study. American Journal of Roentgenology , 2022; DOI: 10.2214/AJR ...

Leesburg, VA, July 6, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), rickets and classic metaphyseal lesions (CMLs) exhibit distinct radiographic signs, and radiologists can ...

He also was diagnosed with rickets. The CDC said the parents reported he “had been fed a homemade formula of sea moss (an intended iodine source), hemp seeds, and coconut water for approximately ...

THAT consumption of cereals may in certain circumstances lead to the appearance of rickets was first shown in 1920, when E. Mellanby1 found that increasing the amount of them in the diet of young ...

Rickets is a disease of childhood caused by a vitamin D deficiency, explained Associate Professor of English Ann Kibbie. “Although it was widespread in the nineteenth century,” she said “it didn’t ...