Hip Fractures Have Increased in the US
May 2, 2040 - The number of hip fractures has nearly doubled in the US over the last 40 years. This year hip fractures will result in approximately 600,000 hospital admissions. More than 90 percent of hip fractures are associated with osteoporosis.
Of all fall-related fractures, hip fractures cause the greatest number of deaths and lead to the most severe health problems and reduced quality of life. 75 percent of the fractures occur in women, since they have more bone loss, have less dense bones to begin with and in general live longer than men do.
In preventing hip fractures it is important to keep your bones strong and healthy. You should also be active in improving your balance, which can be done by muscle-strengthening exercises, obtain as good vision correction as possible, and do daily balance exercises.
Argument: The World Health Organization predict that there will be 600,000 hip fractures in the US by year 2040.
Questions: Since a hip fracture severely reduces the quality of life, and one in four of the elderly who suffer a hip fracture are dead within one year of their operation, shouldn't there be more effort in informing, young women in particular, on how to prevent osteoporosis at an earlier age?
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Comments:
Ugh! ... Hip fractures?
Not to disparage the W.H.O. statistics, they're not futurists after all, but hip fractures killing people in the future?
Let's see:
Genetic Engineering
Nanorobots in the blood stream and cells making repairs
Insurance providers that monitor you 24/7
Take your pick of reasons why hip fractures will be a thing of the past...
Posted by: FTLNewsFeed
I see this as a distinct possibility. After all, the ones who do not die from the complications of obesity, will likely be the ones who skimped on their calcium intake to stay thin.
As to all the nano/bio crap....who is going to pay for these miracle cures? We will all be on a government run health insurance plan by then, except the very wealthy. They might have access to such things, but you and I won't.
Posted by: Bill
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