Osteoporosis

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Osteoporosis - A guide to osteoporosis-related information and resources likely to be of interest to medical professionals and/or patients.
• Is MBD a Sufficient Predictor of Fragility - text and graphics from RSNA 1997 poster presentation. Discusses the sufficiency of mean bone density as a predictor of bone fragility in osteoporosis.
• Laboratory of Cell Growth - astronauts conduct experiments on STS-76,81 and 84 for PI Millie Hughes-Fulford to find molecular basis for space osteoporosis.
• Mana Institute - provide clinical services and conduct basic and applied research, both in Honolulu, Hawaii, and on the neighbor islands.
• Osteoporosis & Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center - To provide health profesionals, patients & the public with current information on metobolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, osteogensis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
• Osteoporosis Center, The - a site developed for the education and diagnosis of osteoporosis.
• Osteoporosis in Men
• Pharmacists Caring for Osteoporosis - subjects include calcitonin, excercise, fosamax, hormone replacement,osteoprosis in men, miacalcin, bone scans, calcium supplements, and risks.
• Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis: Key Issues - online learning module includes quizzes and a post-test, and offers physicians the opportunity to earn CME credit.

Organizations

• European Foundation for Osteoporosis - EFFO's mission is to motivate people to take action to prevent, diagnose and treat it at all levels.
• Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education
• Missouri Osteoporosis Foundation - serves to educate and inform women about the issues surrounding osteoporosis.
• National Osteoporosis Foundation - info on the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis.

• • Cerighton Osteoporosis Research Center
  • University of California at San Francisco - development of bone densitometry techniques. Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Magnetic resonance and computed tomography of the musculoskeletal system.

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