People who smoke lose bone thickness faster than nonsmokers.

Maintain or increase your bone thickness.

Evista, an estrogen-like drug that slows bone loss and helps increase bone thickness.

Patient age, gender, race and other factors affect bone thickness, making some examinations more difficult or even impossible.

X-rays are taken of the hip and spine to measure bone thickness.

Treatment for osteoporosis includes medicine to reduce bone loss and to build bone thickness.

We say women age 65 and older should have regular tests to measure bone thickness.

They can increase bone thickness and strength.

These medicines can help increase bone thickness and strength.

A diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on your medical history, a physical exam, and a test to measure your bone thickness (density).