Y! Health Bones, Joints & Muscles News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Bones, Joints & Muscles News, updated continuously. en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:25:15 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Antioxidants could help preserve muscle strength (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_antioxidants_muscle.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_antioxidants_muscleTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:16:16 PSTReuters - In a study in older adults, dietary intake of vitamins C and E was linked with muscle strength, leading the researchers to suggest at a meeting in Atlanta this past weekend that a diet high in antioxidants could play an important role in preserving muscle function in older adultsMissing Gene Tied to Bone Marrow Transplant Problems (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/missinggenetiedtobonemarrowtransplantproblems.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/missinggenetiedtobonemarrowtransplantproblemsMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:49:04 PSTHealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that a genetic variation -- a missing gene -- boosts the risk that someone who's had a bone-marrow transplant will develop a complication called graft-versus-host disease.High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/highimpactactivitymaybegoodforoldbones.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/highimpactactivitymaybegoodforoldbonesSat, 14 Nov 2009 20:48:35 PSTHealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Playing high-impact sports might help boost bone mineral density in mature athletes.Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/genetherapybringsnewmuscletomonkeys.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/genetherapybringsnewmuscletomonkeysThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:44 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that injections of genes into the leg muscles of monkeys helped the animals gain muscle size and strength without side effects.Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/labstudyslowsbreastcancerspreadtoboneinmice.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/labstudyslowsbreastcancerspreadtoboneinmiceThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:37 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug reduced the spread of breast cancer into bone in mice, researchers say.Canada doctor uses glue to aid open-heart recovery (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_canada_boneglue.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_canada_boneglueThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:28:01 PSTReuters - A new surgical technique using glue to repair breastbones intentionally broken during open-heart surgery speeds up recovery time and is "substantially less painful" for patients, a University of Calgary scientist said on Thursday.Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/muscleweaknesslinkedtoalzheimersriskinseniors.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/muscleweaknesslinkedtoalzheimersriskinseniorsTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:48:42 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with weak muscles may be at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.More muscle power means lower Alzheimer's risk (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_alzheimers_risk.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_alzheimers_riskMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:26 PSTReuters - Older people with stronger muscles are at reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to their weaker peers, a new study shows.Better Drug Emerges for Steroid-Induced Bone Loss (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/betterdrugemergesforsteroidinducedboneloss.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/betterdrugemergesforsteroidinducedbonelossThu, 29 Oct 2009 20:49:44 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The drug teriparatide is better at increasing bone density and reducing vertebral fractures in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis than the drug alendronate, a new study finds.