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A medical expert takes issue with celebrity chef Pete Evans for telling an osteoporosis sufferer to remove dairy from her diet as it "removes calcium" from bones.
Topics: diet-and-nutrition, osteoporosis, bones-and-muscles, health, lifestyle-and-leisure, popular-culture, dairy-production, food-and-cooking, sydney-2000
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Replacement hips and reconstructed knee joints are becoming more commonplace, but what happens to them after you die?
Topics: death, health, recycling-and-waste-management, osteoporosis, older-people, science-and-technology, offbeat, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedFormer VFL player David Polkinghorne helps to raise awareness of osteoporosis in young people, as researchers warn that more than half of people recently surveyed have a limited understanding of the condition and its symptoms.
Topics: osteoporosis, medical-research, sydney-2000, hawthorn-3122
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On this episode: a group of methamphetamine users describe their use of the illicit drug as recreational; how antibiotics could help overcome phobias and the importance of awareness around osteoporosis.
Topics: health, drug-use, addictive, doctors-and-medical-professionals, psychology, osteoporosis, australia
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| UpdatedProfessor John Wark from The Royal Melbourne Hospital joins News Breakfast to discuss the Southern Hemisphere’s largest vitamin D study for young women.
Topics: osteoporosis, cancer, older-people, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedPatients who undergo experimental stem cell treatments run the risk of serious injury, experts have warned.
Topics: stem-cells, science-and-technology, health, multiple-sclerosis, diseases-and-disorders, parkinson-s-disease, osteoporosis, australia
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| UpdatedA Tasmanian study has found physical activity during childhood can help prevent osteoarthritis.
Topics: osteoporosis, medical-research, hobart-7000, tas
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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have kept a busy schedule in Melbourne ahead of a visit to South Australia.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, osteoporosis, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedThere has been a surprising decrease in the rate of hip fractures due to osteoporosis, according to a new report.
Topics: osteoporosis, australia, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedAustralian researchers have found that men and women with osteoporosis can live up to five years longer if they are treated with proper medication.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, pharmaceuticals, australia
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A new research program on the Gold Coast is exploring ways of preventing and treating problems like back pain and osteoporosis.
Topics: medical-research, osteoporosis, back-pain, southport-4215
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| UpdatedResearchers have shown a class of drugs used to treat heart problems and hypertension also reduces the risk of an osteoporosis fracture by about half.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, bones-and-muscles, medical-research, australia, dubbo-2830
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| UpdatedThis episode of One Plus One features Melbourne oncologist Ranjana Srivastava, Professor Chris Nordin from the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Integrative Medical Association president Dr Kerryn Phelps.
Topics: doctors-and-medical-professionals, alternative-medicine, vitamins, cancer, osteoporosis, australia
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| UpdatedOne of Australia's leading health experts has cast doubt on new research suggesting calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attacks.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diet-and-nutrition, vitamins, australia
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| UpdatedNew research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, new-zealand, australia
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| UpdatedA new report has found most primary carers for people with severe disabilities suffer serious health problems of their own.
Topics: carers, community-and-society, health, disabilities, diseases-and-disorders, arthritis, osteoporosis, australia
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| UpdatedHigh doses of vitamin D increase the number of falls and fractures in older women, say Australian researchers, who warn against using the vitamin in this way.
Topics: vitamins, women, health, osteoporosis, womens-health, university-of-melbourne-3010
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New research suggests drinking beer can be good for bones and may help prevent osteoporosis, a condition where bones become thin and weak.
Topics: osteoporosis, alcohol, united-states
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| UpdatedScientists have discovered a number of genes linked to the loss of bone mineral density and osteoporosis.
Topics: genetics, bones-and-muscles, genetic-disorders, osteoporosis, university-of-western-australia-6009, university-of-queensland-4072
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| UpdatedNew stem cells findings may explain why some astronauts suffer health complaints in space.
Topics: space-exploration, bones-and-muscles, osteoporosis, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, stem-cells, university-of-new-south-wales-2052
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| UpdatedA new Australian study says a common osteoporosis treatment is no better than a sham procedure.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, australia
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| UpdatedA new study has found that an alarmingly high number of men aged over 70 do not know that they are suffering from osteoporosis.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, older-people, australia
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| UpdatedHealthwatch: The theory ovarian cancer is a silent killer has been overturned, with Australian scientists discovering there are some symptoms women can look out for.
Topics: cancer, health, diet-and-nutrition, diseases-and-disorders, bones-and-muscles, osteoporosis, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian research has found bone fractures can double or triple the risk of death for older people.
Topics: osteoporosis, health, diseases-and-disorders, medical-research, older-people, nsw, australia, sydney-2000
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One in six Australians is affected by arthritis or osteoporosis, according to a report released today.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, health, arthritis, osteoporosis, science-and-technology, research, australia