Health City Cayman Islands offering free bone density scans through November
- Have a broken bone caused by normal activities, such as a fall from standing height or lower (fragility fracture)
- Have rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease, or eating disorders
- Have early menopause (either from natural causes or surgery)
- Have a history of hormone treatment for prostate cancer or breast cancer
- Have had a significant loss of height due to compression fractures of the back
- Smoke
- Have a strong family history of osteoporosis
- Take corticosteroid medicines (prednisone or methylprednisolone) every day for more than 3 months
- Take thyroid hormone replacement
- Have three or more drinks of alcohol a day on most days
Published November 23, 2017
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