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Home - OMRF News - Archives for bones

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Give your body the vitamin D-fense it needs

January 25, 2018

The “sunshine vitamin” is essential for strengthening bones, proper cell growth and bolstering the immune system.

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OMRF research shows how exercise can benefit cartilage

October 19, 2017

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of disability in the U.S., affecting nearly 31 million Americans.

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Have you been naughty or nice to your body this year?

December 19, 2013

Feel better and live longer by giving yourself the gift of health.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: affordable care act, blood pressure, bones, Christmas, diabetes, exercise, fruits and vegetables, heart disease, mood, moving, naughty or nice, nuts, Prescott

1 In 5 Billion

There are people who suffer from rare diseases. And then there’s Sydney Rutz, who has a genetic condition never before identified–until a group of OMRF scientists took on her case.

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