Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affects almost three percent of people over age 65. RA patients experience pain, functional limitations and two forms of ...

BMD datasets are machine-specific ... J Bone Miner Res 2001;16(9):1658-1664. Faulkner RA, Bailey DA, Drinkwater DT, Wilkinson AA, Houston CS, McKay HA. Regional and total body bone mineral content, ...

In this study, DXR and DXA BMD measurements were taken for both hands in 215 patients with RA, and were analyzed as average values to avoid bias regarding the dominant and nondominant hands.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall for five days commencing 9:00am today in different areas of the country. Besides, there could be thundershowers ...

Alendronate has been shown to increase bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, but the need for long-term treatment is unclear, especially ...

Glucocorticoid replacement therapy reduces BMD in the femoral neck and lumber spine in patients with Addison disease, which potentially increases the risk of developing osteoporosis.