Hip Disease

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  Our Genes Affect Where Fat Is Stored In Our Bodies: Study

  Fat stored in the trunk has previously been associated with increased disease risk. Men have a greater amount of abdominal fat than women and this may explain the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease observed in males.

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  Childhood Obesity May Up Risk Of Hip Disease in Teenage: What To Eat And Avoid In Obesity

  Children who are obese are more likely to develop a debilitating hip disease -- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

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  Childhood Obesity Can Increase Risk Of Osteoarthritis; Risk Factors Of Childhood Obesity

  Childhood obesity may increase risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis as adults, a recent study states. Know the various risk factors of childhood obesity.

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  Vaginal Oestrogen Doesn't Increase A Woman's Risk Of Heart Disease Or Cancer

  Compared with women who didn't use vaginal oestrogen, women who did had a 48 percent lower risk of heart disease and 60 percent lower odds of hip fractures, researchers report in Menopause. Read the report here.

• Childhood Obesity May Lead To Hip Disease: Study

  London: Obesity may put children at increased risk of hip disease, a condition that can cause life-long morbidity, suggests new research. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is the most common hip disease of adolescence. The condition always requires surgery, can cause significant pain, and often leads to a hip replacement in adolescence or ea...

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  Beware Parents! Childhood Obesity Can Increase Risk of Hip Disease in Adolescence

  Recently, a study published in the journal of Archives of Disease in Childhood has stated that childhood obesity can increase the risk of hip diseases in adolescence.

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  Women At Higher Risk of Osteoarthritis Than Men, Says Arthritis Foundation of India

  According to a new study, conducted by the Arthritis Foundation of India, the severity ofarthritisis much higher in females as compared to males.

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  Beware! Belly Fat Can Indicate Heart Risk

  According to the latest genetic evidence people who carry more fat in their belly as compared to the hips or thighs are at a greater risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

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  Frequent Falls An Early Sign Of Parkinson's: Study

  Parkinson's patients have a higher risk of injurious falls and hip fractures up to 26 years before a diagnosis of the disease, a new study has claimed. The higher proportion of fall-related injuries can partly be explained by reduced balance, which could be a significant early sign of the illness, researchers said.

• World Osteoporosis Day: Fluoride May Increase Risk of Fractures

  For long, fluoride has been used to treat osteoporosis due to it's ability to increase bone mass. However, several recent studies have revealed that it may increase the risk of bone fractures, especially hip fractures. Osteoporosis is a bone disease due...

• Prostate treatment and hip fracture

  Men who undergo prostate cancer treatment face an increased risk of hip fractures due to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis.