Peter Ebeling News Today

A bone related disease is silently causing significant harm to unsuspecting Australians. Health experts are drawing attention to the risk factors and raising awareness about bone health.

Ita Buttrose has partnered with Australian Women's Weekly to launch The Big O; an awareness campaign encouraging others to screen for osteoporosis.

Older Australians are putting themselves at risk of potentially life-threatening untreated osteoporosis by foregoing bone density scans. More...

The amount of time since a womans final menstrual period factors into bone density and fracture risk, in some cases with an even stronger association than chronologic age.