Osteoporosis

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Exercise can be a powerful tool for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Get moving with information on some helpful exercises.

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