This article provides facts and statistics about osteoporosis, including a description of the condition, who it affects, risk factors, and how it is diagnosed. Osteoporosis Overview Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes loss of bone mass. There are two main layers of bone tissue: cancellous and compact. Cancellous tissue looks like a sponge with many holes throughout the bone. Compact bone forms a hard protective layer over the cancellous tissue....

“I just wanted to show what I can do,” Duclair said postgame with a smile. “When you’re playing with the best players in the world you’re going to make some plays, obviously, so it’s really nice to see for sure. “It’s been awesome. I haven’t stopped smiling since I got here, to be honest. It’s been a crazy ride.” MORE: Shea Weber returns to All-Star Weekend, wins Hardest Shot once again...

Udechuckwu’s goal was enough for the Chanji Boys to grab a 1-0 win over their rivals. And the striker says their supporters spurred them on to get the win. “The victory delighted everyone in Katsina United,” Udechukwu told Goal. “It was a win we had really worked for and we thank God that we were rewarded with the three points. “The fans must also be commended for doing a very good job....

“I am choosing to put my family first: I will not be running for office in 2022,” Boudin wrote on Twitter, adding in a separate tweet: “I know this news will come as a disappointment to many who are dedicated to reform. I assure you I remain deeply committed to justice and to the people of San Francisco.” Boudin said in a Twitter thread that he wants to be close to his wife, son and father who “came home from prison after more than 40 years....

The rocket is being tracked by U.S. space company The Aerospace Corporation, which as of Friday morning had produced a graph showing the future trajectory of the rocket, as well as a very rough estimated re-entry time of 3:24 p.m. ET on July 30—plus or minus seven hours. The rocket, a Long March 5B model, also known as CZ-5B, was launched on July 24 on a mission to deliver a new module to China’s in-construction Tiangong space station....

Elected officials and activists have voiced concerns about and opposition to the treatment of two teenagers involved in the incident, Angelo Ford, 16, and Hasein Strand, compared to the police officers, according to The Associated Press. Elected officials, activists, and community members met for a rally outside the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pa., on Thursday, WPVI-TV reported. They argued for justice for Fanta. “Moving forward, we need to be sure this never happens to another family,” Ashley Dolceamore, Co-founder of Delco Resists, said, according to WPVI-TV....

Let’s break it down by conference. ACC Top contenders: No. 3 Clemson Punches ticket by: Just win. If Clemson takes down Virginia Tech, they are in. Eliminated by: If Virginia Tech can pull the upset, Clemson’s playoff hopes are slim. Big 12 Top contenders: No. 7 Oklahoma Punches ticket by: Win impressively and root for chaos. The Sooners have an opportunity to earn some serious style points by blowing out Oklahoma State....

The planned protests are the latest in what’s been a contentious effort to bring the former vice president under the Trump administration and prominent social conservative to the university in Palo Alto, California. The university’s Undergraduate Senate had earlier blocked the Stanford College Republicans’ request for funding to bring Pence to campus out of safety and other concerns, but the group later prevailed, according to The Stanford Daily. “Resistance to our event is completely futile, and we look forward to having a successful event,” the Stanford College Republicans said via Twitter Tuesday....

For the host, the evening would be a pivotal one in his extraordinary rise to influence in post-Soviet Russia. Among the guests were Naina Yeltsina, the wife of the president, and the younger of their two daughters, Tatyana Dyachenko. Though they had been in Moscow by then for several years, their deep provincial roots were evident that night. Both wore dowdy, Soviet-era dresses. And when Tatyana descended into the dining room, she gawked at the elegance of the tapestries adorning the walls....

As you read on, it’s important to remember the difference between correlation (a risk factor is associated with a disease) and causation (that risk factor brings about that disease). Having a risk factor for ovarian cancer does not mean that you will develop the disease, even if your risk is high. Likewise, many people who develop ovarian cancer do not have any of the known risk factors. Common Risk Factors Cancer begins after a series of mutations in the genetic material (DNA) of cancer cells leads them to grow in an out-of-control fashion, almost as if they’re immortal....

Ovarian cysts often heal on their own. When they don’t, treatments can help. These vary based on factors such as your age and the size of the cyst. In some instances, an ovarian cyst may rupture. Some cysts may also become large or cause symptoms, such as pain during menstruation or sex. In these instances, treatment may be needed. Your healthcare provider may recommend at-home strategies for symptomatic cysts, such as taking nonprescription pain medication....

Published by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the report states that around the world there were 56 percent fewer international tourists from January to May, compared to the same period last year. The decrease in international travel caused a loss of $320 billion in exports from tourism, or three times more than what was lost in 2009 due to the economic crisis. After originating in Wuhan, China, late last year, COVID-19 soon began spreading across the globe....

Local authorities are conducting an ongoing investigation into the goings-on at the house, but they indicated there was little they could do when the squatters returned for items they stored at the property. Sammamish is approximately 20 miles east of Seattle. “The amount of guns, drugs, etcetera that were confiscated out of that place are not for personal use or for any good reason,” Sammamish Police Chief Dan Pingrey told KIRO....

The Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) in Texas told Fox 4 on Friday that 908 students in the area are currently in quarantine, while 185 staff members were also being forced to isolate. Despite the high number of children quarantining in the state after just the first week of students returning after a summer break, all of the schools in the district remain open, just like they did during the entirety of the last academic year....

The cases are holdovers from the Trump administration, which began the program in 2019. TRAC, a nonprofit and nonpartisan data gathering, data research and data distribution organization at Syracuse University, evaluated cases from the end of January 2021 through March 31. It studies found that 3,911 asylum seekers were allowed into the country after their cases were transferred from MPP to U.S. immigration courts. Under the Trump administration, only 2,987 migrants had their cases transferred out of MPP since it began in 2019....

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, requests for absentee ballots have increased substantially, as election officials have attempted to make voting safer as new virus cases surge nationwide. With online and mail-in voter registration closing on Monday in Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that more than 3 million people had already requested absentee ballots. “To have reached this benchmark two weeks prior to the polls closing, when we know that number will continue to climb, is really remarkable,” said Benson, according to The Detroit News....

Refugees from the war-torn country that the U.S. withdrew from this year are still coming into the country as part of the program. Operation Allies Welcome is the largest U.S. refugee resettlement program in decades, with over 37,000 refugees currently resettled in communities around the country. However, that leaves over 35,000 still being held in six military bases as the program attempts to relocate them. One such refugee is Esrar Ahmad Saber, a former interpreter for the U....

More than 94,000 people have become infected with the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, since it was first identified in December. With the increased spread, case counts and deaths, public concern has driven people to hoard supplies. But health officials maintain that the threat of contracting the virus and the chances of coming down with the disease remain low for the average person. As of Wednesday morning, the Johns Hopkins tracker showed 94,225 cases of the virus in 73 countries....

The company had received backlash as many employees first heard of the closure through media reports, stemming from the news that more key film releases were continuing to be delayed including the upcoming James Bond installment No Time To Die. 536 Regal Theatres are due to shut in the U.S., along with 27 Cineworld cinemas in the U.K.. The latest Bond film was originally scheduled for release in April 2020 but when cinemas closed due to the outbreak, it was pushed back to November....

While it was initially suspected to be a case of poisoning, there is no evidence for this as poisoning incidents tend to be more concentrated. The deaths currently being reported have been spread across several areas in Bafatá province, north-central Guinea-Bissau. Environmentalists say this is a devastating blow to an already vulnerable group of birds. The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is considered to be critically endangered and appears to be the species worst affected by whatever is causing this die-off....