As many people begin the year with health and fitness resolutions, Boise State University’s Human Performance Laboratory is ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

DexaFit Scottsdale has announced the availability of its DEXA scan service, a recognized method for measuring body composition and bone health, to clients in Scottsdale and nearby communities. The ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

A DEXA produces a color coded image of you body composition to let you know where the fat and muscle are located “Michigan faces some of the highest rates of preventable chronic conditions, by making ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Barnett will speak on this topic as part of the USC Jorge H. Mestman Endocrine in Pregnancy and Women’s Health ...

For many seniors, it may not be worthwhile to undergo frequent imaging tests to see if they're at risk for broken bones, a new study suggests. Repeating a bone-mineral-density test four years after ...