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    • Dr Sharon Brennan-Olsen

    Program Director and NHMRC Career Development Fellow, the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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    Health & Medicine

    Boys with asthma risk more broken bones

    Asthma is associated with childhood fractures for boys, but not girls, underlining the importance of bone health education

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    Health & Medicine

    Inactive kids at risk of falls and fractures in old age

    Sedentary children are more likely to suffer musculoskeletal disorders like osteoporosis in later life making them more prone to debilitating falls and fractures in old age

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