Tag Archives: National Osteoporosis Society

Staying fracture free in 2017

Staying fracture free in 2017

This year people in the UK will suffer more than 300,000 fractures because of the bone disease osteoporosis. That’s one fracture every two minutes. Around three million people in the UK suffer from os ...
The fear of falling

The fear of falling

Falls are the leading cause of fatal injuries among older people but, even though the weather continues to be wet and icy, experts from the University of Manchester are showing that falls can be avoid ...
Coronation Street raises issue of osteoporosis

Coronation Street raises issue of osteoporosis

The National Osteoporosis Society is delighted that legendary soap, Coronation Street, will be raising the issue of osteoporosis in a forthcoming storyline. More than 3 million people in the UK are af ...