(1) To prevent osteoporosis and heart disease, 15 to 20 years of treatment may be needed.(2) This article was insulting to all men and women who have excruciating pain and severe loss of quality of life from osteoporosis .(3) Fluoridation has been linked to bone cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and osteoporosis .(4) I am a full time wheelchair user with spina bifida and also have emphysema and osteoporosis .(5) Depression, as well as cardiovascular disease, must be regarded as a risk factor for osteoporosis .(6) Conditions other than osteoporosis can also cause low bone density levels and may also cause fractures.(7) For example, the bone loss that causes osteoporosis in susceptible individuals is seen to some degree in all older people.(8) Jogging reduces the risks of osteoporosis , heart disease and diabetes.(9) We get through our cancer and heart disease only to face arthritis, dementia, and osteoporosis .(10) The important issue for treatment for osteoporosis is prevention of fractures and not changes in bone mineral density.(11) Hysterectomy is a recognised risk factor for osteoporosis , although not for osteoarthritis.(12) If left untreated, it could lead to more serious conditions such as osteoporosis or cancer.(13) As with women, the best way to diagnose osteoporosis is with a bone density test.(14) Health workers will also be on hand to answer questions about osteoporosis , diabetes, diet and how to give up smoking.(15) Thus hormone treatment is not a good choice for preventing osteoporosis for many women.(16) If blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is withdrawn from bone, resulting in osteomalacia and osteoporosis .