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About Osteoporosis
What is it?
Who Gets It?
Why does it occur?
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Causes
Age
Heredity
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Risk Assessment for Premenopausal Women
Risk Assessment for Postmenopausal Women
What is a Bone Mineral Density Test?
Who Should Have the Test?
How to Understand Your Results
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS
Frequently Asked Questions
In the News
Bisphosphonates and Reports of Bone, Joint and/or Muscle Pain
NIH Offers Interactive Osteoporosis Screening and Advice
World Osteoporosis Day 2007
NOF's Updated Recommendations for Calcium and Vitamin D Intake
Reclast Receives FDA Approval
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Parathyroid Hormone Demonstrates Benefit in Osteoporosis Treatment
The New Food Pyramid
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report
Conclusions from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Postmenopausal Women Benefit From Osteoporosis Screening
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Prevention
Dietary Calcium
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Vitamin D
Reading Foods Labels for Vitamin D
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Treatment for Osteoporosis
Risk Factor Reduction
FDA Approved Medications
Alendronate sodium (Fosamax)
Calcitonin-salmon (Miacalcin, Fortical)
Estrogen Therapy / Hormone Therapy
Ibandronate sodium (Boniva)
Risedronate sodium (Actonel)
Raloxifene hydrochloride (Evista)
Teriparatide (Forteo)
Zoledronic acid (Reclast)
Other Treatments
Women & Osteoporosis
Risk Factors
Secondary Causes
Bone Mineral Density Testing
Treatment
Pregnancy and Lactation
Risk Factors
Secondary Causes
Bone Mineral Density Testing
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