Air pollution 'speeds up osteoporosis' in postmenopausal women

US study finds bone loss occurs twice as fast among women living in areas with higher air pollutionA study has concluded that air pollution is accelerating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.Researchers scanned the bones of more than 9,000 women living in four different parts of the US. Each had a bone scan three times over a six-year period that was compared with the air they breathed. On average, air pollution accounted for a doubling of the speed of bone loss. Continue reading...