http://www.virtualbonecentre.com Virtual Bone Centre has the latest articles in new and emerging therapies, hot topics, general news, breaking news and effective treatments en-us Copyright 2009 Virtual Medical Centre. All Rights Reserved. 21/11/2009 720 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14372 Thirty million American children and adolescents play organised sports and 10 percent of them suffer injuries each year. About 75 percent of children who come to the Children&iacute;s Hospital Boston 16/11/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14370 Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment is delayed more than a yea 15/11/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14316 Curtin University of Technology researchers have found a new way to minimise the radiation exposure patients are subjected to when undergoing computed radiography (CR), which has already attracted the 1/11/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14268 The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone 21/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14287 The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a new 16-page report on FRAX to mark World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, 2009. The report is available <a href="http://www.iofbonehealth.or 20/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14286 <p align="left">Today, Australian sporting heroes and medical experts will join forces to release new resources developed by Osteoporosis Australia to combat the rise of osteoporosis among Australian 20/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14239 A new Australian study has revealed good news for people with a new bout of back pain. Contrary to the common fear that back pain could indicate serious diseases such as cancer, research conducted by 16/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14241 Duke University Medical Center and National Cancer Institute scientists have discovered that a novel genetic alteration &ndash; a second copy of an entire gene &ndash; is a cause of familial chordoma, 11/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14197 A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study 5/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14184 Patients who suffer from lumbar disc herniations may choose a proactive option for relieving the pain, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. 1/10/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14180 Both minimally invasive and traditional open approaches can successfully repair nasal fractures, provided the procedure is matched to the individual fracture, according to a report in the September/Oc 30/9/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14144 A lack of evidence-based clinical musculoskeletal guidelines has prompted the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to develop guidelines for GPs and other primary health care prof 19/9/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14141 Have you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older? As we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy. They get smaller, which decreases strength and increases the li 18/9/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14128 New research from Columbia University Medical Center has illuminated a previously unknown leptin-serotonin pathway in the brain that simultaneously promotes appetite and bone mass accrual. The researc 14/9/2009 http://www.virtualbonecentre.com/news.asp?artid=14107 When David Hsiao-Chuan Wang accepted the challenge of a University of Sydney scholarship proposal of 'using optics for dental health' he had no idea he would make a pioneering breakthrough in the area 7/9/2009