Osteoporosis
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The biology of osteoporosis
Medical Univ. of South Carolina
How does osteoporosis affect your bones? Take a journey inside the body to view the damaging effects of osteoporosis.
Bone loss in children
Univ. of Virginia
Osteoporosis is not just a disease that affects older adults. Learn about juvenile osteoporosis, including its causes, diagnosis and treatment.
A look at the basics
Medline Plus
This simple osteoporosis tutorial walks you through various aspects of the disease, including risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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Are you at risk?
NIH Senior Health
Discover what modifiable and unmodifable factors can put you at risk for the development of osteoporosis. Includes details on ways to prevent osteoporosis.
Can the shedding of pounds affect your osteoporosis risk? Interesting article discusses recent findings about bone health and weight loss during menopause.
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Help your children build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis with a variety of great, helpful tools, including recipes, food sources and exercises.
Are you at risk for developing osteoporosis or other bone problems? Use this questionnaire to assess your risk and get helpful tips for improving your bone health.
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Detecting the silent disease
Tone Your Bones
Osteoporosis symptoms might not become apparent until you suffer a bone fracture. Find out about a simple test that can be used for early detection.
Distinguishing pain
Healthology
Is it osteoporosis or osteoarthritis? Learn how these two conditions differ, and get details on the symptoms, risk factors and detection.
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Building strong bones
eMedicine Health
Calcium is a necessary nutrient. Discover its role in osteoporosis prevention, including details on calcium-rich foods and supplements.
Calcium's assistant
Medical Coll. of Wisconsin
Take a look at how vitamin D might help to prevent or treat osteoporosis. Also, check out info on sources, requirements and deficiencies here.
Curious about the medical treatments for osteoporosis? Take a look at some of the medications used for osteoporosis prevention and treatment with details on dosage, usage and side effects.
Fitness for your bones
Mayo Clinic
Exercise can be a powerful tool for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Get moving with information on some helpful exercises.

