brittle bones

Meet this 18-year-old vlogger who has a bone like 'chalk'!

18-year-old Michaela Davert is all of '2ft 6ins' tall and has already suffered close to 90 fractures and undergone around 25 surgeries in her short lifetime.

Jun 17, 2017, 19:46 PM IST

Osteoporosis: Reasons why men can also get the disease!

Osteoporosis, which causes bones to become weak and brittle, affects more women because they tend to have thinner bones than men.

Oct 20, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

Premature babies at greater of risk of osteoporosis in adulthood

Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle.

May 30, 2016, 14:16 PM IST

HIV-infected men risk brittle bones more than women

The results showed that in HIV-infected adults, the chances of the protein and mineral content of the bone tissue getting reduced and the bones becoming brittle and fragile are as high as 90 percent in men and 60 percent in women. 

Mar 12, 2016, 10:02 AM IST