Can your body size predict your future risk of bone fractures? Past research shows this to be the case with hip fractures, but what about other fractures? A study, published in the July 18 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, examines the relationship between body size and fractures in elderly women.

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Treating Your Injuries Let’s say you did everything you were supposed to do and despite your best efforts you still got injured. Here are some helpful hints and suggestions to get you on the road to recovery. Whether the injury is a sprain or a strain, the treatment is the same.

Sprains and strains are, without a doubt, the most common injuries suffered by sports enthusiasts, bar none. There isn’t an athlete or sports enthusiast out there who hasn’t experienced these injuries and the pain that goes along with it at least once in his or her life. Many people will use these terms synonymously, but [...]