Osteoporosis (Print Version)

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Osteoporosis

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Latest News

Genetic Defect Linked to Brittle Bone Disease (10/26/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20872.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/25/2004)
Dairy Intake Tied to Bone Strength in Older Men (10/22/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20815.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/21/2004)
Spine Fracturing Worse Right After Cement Repair (10/21/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20783.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/20/2004)
By 2020, One in Two Americans over Age 50 Will Be at Risk for Fractures from Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass (10/14/2004, Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20041014.html
More News on Osteoporosis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_o.html#Osteoporosis

From the National Institutes of Health

Osteoporosis: Fact Sheets (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/osteolinks.asp
Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief (National Institute on Aging) - http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/osteo.asp
Questions and Answers on the Use of Hormones After Menopause for Osteoporosis and Recent Findings from the Women's Health Initiative (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/hormones.htm

Overviews

Osteoporosis (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/osteopor_new.asp?aud=pat
Osteoporosis (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/osteoporosisloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/osteoporosisspanishloader.html
Tone Your Bones (University of Alabama at Birmingham) - http://www.toneyourbones.org
What You Need to Know about Osteoporosis (American Physical Therapy Association) - http://www.apta.org/ptandbody/showcontent.cfm?content_id=14349

Anatomy/Physiology

What Is Bone? (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r304i&doctitle;=What+is+Bone%3F&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Bone Densitometry (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/bonedensitomertryloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/bonedensitometryspanishloader.html
Bone Density Testing: Measure Your Risk of Broken Bones (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00024
Bone Markers (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bone_markers/glance.html
Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=372&topcategory;=About%20Orthopaedics
Also available in Spanish - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=459&topcategory;=Spanish
Warning Signs of Osteoporosis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=86&topcategory;=Osteoporosis

Treatment

Bone Density Testing: Can It Tell You If Osteoporosis Treatment Is Working? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00667
How to Find a Doctor (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r201i&doctitle;=How+to+Find+a+Doctor&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
Medications to Prevent & Treat Osteoporosis (National Osteoporosis Foundation) - http://www.nof.org/patientinfo/medications.htm
Mixing Meds: Drug-Drug Interactions (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2003_archives/2003_11_12_mixing_meds_charts.asp
Osteoporosis and Raloxifene (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/468.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e468.xml

Health Check Tools

One-Minute Risk Test (International Osteoporosis Foundation) - http://www.osteofound.org/osteoporosis/risk_test.html
What's Your Osteoporosis Risk? (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention) - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz;=osteoporosis

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Diseases (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001847&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteoporosis (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010024&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Osteopenia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01154

Prevention/Screening

Exercise for Your Bone Health (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r303i&doctitle;=Exercise+for+Your+Bone+Health&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
Also available in Spanish - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r303si&doctitle;=Haga+ejercicios+para+tener+huesos+saludables+%28Exercise+for+Your+Bone+Health%29&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
How to Keep Your Bones Healthy (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=87&topcategory;=osteoporosis
National Bone Health Campaign: Bone Health (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bonehealth/bonehealth.htm
Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis (UpToDate) - http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/10905
Task Force Urges Routine Osteoporosis Screening for Women 65 and Older to Identify Those at Risk for Fracture (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/ostscrpr.htm

Nutrition

Calcium & Vitamin D (National Osteoporosis Foundation) - http://www.nof.org/prevention/calcium.htm
Calcium Supplements (National Osteoporosis Foundation) - http://www.nof.org/prevention/calcium_supplements.htm
Calcium: A Guide to Common Sources (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ817KZ84D⊂_cat=110

Disease Management

Exercise and Osteoporosis: Staying Active Safely (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00643
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians Use Exercise to Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) - http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/other/osteotreat.htm
Slide Show: Exercises for Osteoporosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00048

Coping

Strategies for Osteoporosis: Coping With Chronic Pain (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r202i&doctitle;=Coping+with+Chronic+Pain&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Related Issues

First Fracture May Be Warning Sign (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=388&topcategory;=Osteoporosis&all;=all
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/gi_osteopor_new.asp?aud=pat
Height Loss: When to Be Concerned (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00826
Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=294&topcategory;=Hip
What People with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Need to Know about Osteoporosis (Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation) - http://oif.convio.com/site/PageServer?pagename=OIandOsteo

Research

Alendronate, Calcitriol Similar in Reducing Bone Loss After Heart Transplantation (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2004/bone_drugs.htm
Benefits of Osteoporosis Treatment on Fracture Risk May Be Great, Even When Improvement in Bone Density Is Small (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2003/pr18.asp
Increasing the Detection and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Patients with a Wrist Fracture (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/5/I-54
Inhibiting Enzyme Increases Bone Density (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2004/bone_mass_mice.htm
Lessons Borrowed from Industrial Management Yield Better Care for Osteoporosis (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2003/pr26.asp
New Osteoporosis Treatment Gives Sustained Relief from Back Pain for Over a Year After Treatment Is Stopped (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2003/pr21.asp
Older Patients with Fractures Underuse Osteoporosis Medications (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2003/osteoporosis.htm
PTH and Alendronate: Combining Treatments Shows No Bone Density Advantage (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/niams-03.htm
Relationship between Use of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs (Statins) and Osteoporosis in Women after Menopause (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/2/I-27

Organizations

International Osteoporosis Foundation - http://www.osteofound.org/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.niams.nih.gov/index_espanol.htm
National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.osteo.org/
National Osteoporosis Foundation - http://www.nof.org:80/

Newsletters/Print Publications

News (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/news.asp

Statistics

Fast Facts on Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=fast&doctitle;=Fast+Facts+on+Osteoporosis&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Women

Caffeine and Bone Density in Older Women (American Dietetic Association) - http://www.webdietitians.org/Public/NutritionInformation/index_2648.cfm
Fashion Tips for Women with Osteoporosis (National Osteoporosis Foundation) - http://www.nof.org/patientinfo/fashion_tips.htm
Osteoporosis in Women: Keeping Your Bones Healthy and Strong (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/136.xml

Men

Osteoporosis in Men (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r615i&doctitle;=Osteoporosis+in+Men&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
Also available in Spanish - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r406si&doctitle;=Los+huesos+de+los+hombres+de+todas+las+edades+%28Bone+Basics+for+Men+of+All+Ages%29&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet

Children

Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/milk_facts.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/leche/index.htm
Juvenile Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center) - http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r609i&doctitle;=Juvenile+Osteoporosis&doctype;=HTML+Fact+Sheet
Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/kidbones.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/kidbones_espanol.htm
Osteoporosis (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/osteoporosis.html
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls. Your Daughter's Bones Need Your Support (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/index.html

Teenagers

"Calcium Crisis" Affects American Youth (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2001/nichd-10.htm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Calcium - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/calcium.html
Fractures - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fractures.html
Bones, Joints and Muscles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandmuscles.html
Seniors' Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html
Women's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Osteoporosis is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 27 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 03 August 2004