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 What is Osteoporosis?

 What Causes Osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis Links

Overviews                                Pictures/Diagrams

Diagnosis                                  Organizations

Prevention/Screening                 Clinical Trials

Treatment

 

Overviews

• Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy  (NIH Consensus Statement)

• News (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Osteoporosis Overview (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Osteoporosis: The Silent Bone Thinner (National Institute on Aging)

• Boning Up on Osteoporosis (Food and Drug Administration)

• Osteoporosis (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)

• What is Osteoporosis? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Osteoporosis - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)

Diagnosis

• Bone Mass Measurement (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
• Bone Density Testing (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Diagnosing Osteoporosis (International Osteoporosis Foundation)
• Osteoporosis Tests (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Warning Signs of Osteoporosis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Prevention/Screening

• Bone Builders: Support Your Bones with Healthy Habits (Food and Drug Administration)
• Bone Density Scan (MedicineNet.com)
• Calcium Rich Recipes (Osteoporosis Information Site)
• How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis? (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
• National Bone Health Campaign: Bone Health (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

Treatment

• Medications & Osteoporosis (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
• Osteoporosis and Raloxifene (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Use of Bisphosphonates in Metabolic Bone Diseases (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

Pictures/Diagrams

• Osteoporosis - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)

Organizations

• International Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• National Osteoporosis Foundation

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials: Osteoporosis (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Last updated: 13 May 2003