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- AAOS: Your Orthopaedic Connection
Information about osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures. Includes causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. From the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).
orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00232
- About.com: What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis
Articles and information about osteoporosis.
orthopedics.about.com/od/osteoporosis/tp/osteoporosis.htm
- 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.
www.pslgroup.com/OSTEOPOROSIS.HTM
- eMedicineHealth: Osteoporosis
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of osteoporosis and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/osteoporosis/article_em.htm
- EndocrineWeb: The Osteoporosis Center
Patients' resource for osteoporosis treatment including diagnosis, causes, prevention of osteoporosis, and the role of calcium in maintenance of bone strength.
www.endocrineweb.com/osteoporosis
- familydoctor.org: Osteoporosis in Women
Information for women about osteoporosis and how to keep your bones health and strong, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/common-older/136.html
- FDA: Boning Up on Osteoporosis
Discusses the silent disease of osteoporosis, the condition of excessive skeletal fragility resulting in bones that break easily.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_bone.html
- Journal Watch: Osteoporosis
Read current medical journal articles on osteoporosis and bone disease, featuring concise summaries and comment.
www.jwatch.org/cgi/collection/osteoporosis-bone-disease
- 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.
www.spacedu.com
- MayoClinic: Osteoporosis
Provides information about osteoporosis including possible causes, treatments, prevention, and bone density testing recommendations.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128
- MedicineNet: Osteoporosis
Features FAQs and information on prevention, therapy and treatment options, and more.
www.medicinenet.com/osteoporosis/article.htm
- MedicineNet: Osteoporosis Pictures Slideshow: Are Your Bones At Risk
Illustration of osteoporosis, the disease characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to weak and fragile bones.
www.medicinenet.com/osteoporosis_pictures_slideshow/article.htm
- MedlinePlus: Osteoporosis
Basic information and online resources about the condition where the bones grow weak, usually common in older women and men.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html
- MFP Fluorides for Osteoporosis
www.mfp-fluoride.com
- National Osteoporosis Foundation: What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is the silent disease that makes bones prone to fracture and is a major public health threat for more than 28 million Americans.
www.nof.org/osteoporosis
- New England Journal of Medicine: Osteoporosis
Features articles covering topics such as alendronate, hip fracture, and post-menopausal bone loss. Includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary.
content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/osteoporosis
- NIAMS: Fast Facts About Osteoporosis
Includes information on osteoporosis, including the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/osteoporosis_ff.asp
- NIAMS: Osteoporosis Overview
Facts and figures about osteoporosis, the disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue with an increased risk of fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist. From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/default.asp
- Osteoporosis & Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
Providing health professionals, patients, and the public with current information on metobolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, osteogensis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
www.osteo.org
- Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology
Educational site about osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases from an academic clinical physician-researcher.
courses.washington.edu/bonephys
- Osteoporosis Awareness
Learn all about osteoporosis, including symptoms and treatments, awareness, and related resources.
www.straight-talk-about-osteoporosis.co.uk
- Osteoporosis Information
Provides details on osteoporosis, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
www.osteoporosis-information.com
- Osteoporosis Online
Presented by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. Provides up-to-date information on the risks, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.
www.osteoporosis.ca
- Osteoporosis Treatment Advice
Provides in-depth information on the osteoporosis syndrome, and a forum for people to talk about their condition.
www.osteoporosistreatment.co.uk
- Osteoporosis Treatment Information.com
Offers information on osteoporosis treatment, cause, calcium medication, and dietary supplements for symptom prevention.
www.osteoporosis-treatment-information.com
- Patient Education - Osteoporosis
Features patient information about the common bone disease which affects both men and women, usually as they grow older. Includes causes, diagnosis, treatment, and how to live with osteoporosis. From the American College of Rheumatology.
www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/diseases_and_conditions/osteoporosis...
- WebMD: Osteoporosis Health Center
Features symptoms to treatment options, news updates, information to help cope with osteoporosis, as well as exercises to manage the painful condition of the thinning of the bones.
www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/default.htm
- WegoHealth: Osteoporosis
Find expert-selected and user-rated osteoporosis resources, articles, and videos on causes and treatments.
menopause.wegohealth.com/osteoporosis.html
- Wikipedia: Osteoporosis
User-edited article about osteoporosis, a disease in which the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis
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