The “USA Snapshots” on May 2 read, “Though 60 percent of women 50 and older worry about osteoporosis, only 13 percent have had a DXA scan.” May is osteoporosis awareness month, and it seems fitting to ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

June 20, 2012 — Men at increased risk for osteoporosis should undergo bone mineral density (BMD) testing using central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), according to newly released clinical ...

Madurai: People in Madurai can now avail themselves of a Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scan for Rs500, compared to ...

Screening for osteoporosis should be performed with BMD testing by DXA if available, and not more frequently than every 2 years. Osteoporosis screening modalities. At present, DXA is the most widely ...

The Hill’s Sept. 25 story on Director of National Intelligence Adm. Mike McConnell (“Democrats question credibility, consistency of DNI McConnell”) unfortunately perpetuated a myth spread by partisan ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cuts from CMS will drop reimbursement below operating cost. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...

Increased Medicare reimbursement for bone scans is a neglected, long-term solution to the growing health burden of osteoporosis in the United States, one expert says. Fully one in two women and as ...

(CBS News) America may have a worse weight problem than anyone thought. Current estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show roughly one-third of Americans are obese. But the ...

Gearing up ahead of the upcoming World Cup, BCCI has come up with the inclusion of the Dexa Test to select players. In light of recent happenings, team India has had a dismal performance, with several ...

Ahead of the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to reintroduce the Yo-Yo Test and add Dexa scans for selecting the cricketers. "The meeting, ...