Written by Karen Giblin -Founder and President, Red Hot Mamas Osteoporosis is a silent and progressive disease which causes your bones to become weak and brittle increasing their risk of fracture.  The most common bones that break are in the ...

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month! Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones over time. Because of this, it puts you at risk for breaking a bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common form of osteoporosis. It affects many women ...

Contributed by Mary Toscono- Guest Contributor The female gender can easily argue that we have it tough when it comes to our bodies and physical as well as mental health. As adolescents we have to learn to manage the once a ...

By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM A task force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research has released guidelines on the optimal duration of bisphosphonate therapy in patients ...

Did you know that two million broken bones occur every year in the U.S. due to osteoporosis? It’s true, but most people get their fracture fixed without ever realizing they have osteoporosis or low bone mass. Red Hot Mamas encourages ...

Contributed by Dr. Verna Brooks Mckenzie, Red Hot Mamas® Medical Expert Osteoporosis, otherwise called brittle bone disease, is a disorder of the skeleton characterized by compromised bone strength which predisposes to an increased risk of fracture. There is deterioration in ...