Young female athletes are up to eight times more likely than boys to tear the anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) of their knees.

You have 360 joints, and discomfort can strike any of them. But today, you don't have to take joint pain sitting down.

At her clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dr. Olabisi Claudius-Cole treated patients of all ages with any condition, and would often take no payment in return. When arthritic hips and knees kept her from the rigors of daily patient care, a disaster loomed.

Chunky. Hefty. Big-boned. For parents of overweight children, it's all too easy to minimize reality. But the consequences of a heavy childhood may actually result in a generation of children with shorter life spans than their parents.

Today, we know more than ever about keeping knees healthy. Regular exercise and activity are essential not only for protecting and strengthening the knee joint itself but for preventing weight gain and muscle loss that can contribute to knee degeneration.

While any knee pain should be medically evaluated before an exercise program is udnertaken, it's enlightening to discover that the best way to save your kenes is to use them.

Communication between doctors and patients can be powerful medicine. But too often, both parties come up short. Patients should come to appointments prepared. With questions written down in advance, a list of all current medications and allergies, and a truly candid assessment of how they've been getting along.

One in three. That's how many adults over 65 fall each year in the United States. Because older bones break more easily, falling injuries for seniors can be traumatic. And too often, life-threatening.

Staying active and strong with daily exercise is key—along with making home environments as safe as possible. Take steps now to learn how to keep yourself—or your loved one—from falling.