Osteoporosis

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	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...

Children

1.	Juvenile Osteoporosis Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r609i&doctitle=Juvenile+Osteoporosis&d...




2.	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




3.	Kids and Calcium: Best Path to Healthy Bones Still Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/calcium.html




4.	Physical Activity Improves Bone Health in Preteen Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/bone_health_intervention.html




5.	Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/




6.	Osteoporosis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/osteoporosis.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001847&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteoporosis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010024&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Bone Markers American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bone_markers/glance.ht...




2.	What You Should Know about Your Spine X-Ray Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2900/2960.asp?index=...




3.	Warning Signs of Osteoporosis American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=86&topcategory=Oste...




4.	Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=372&topcategory=Abo...




5.	Bone Density Testing: Measure Your Risk of Broken Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00024

Disease Management

1.	How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Phy American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/other/osteotreat.htm




2.	Exercise and Osteoporosis: Staying Active Safely Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00643




3.	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+Pai...




4.	Slide Show: Exercises for Osteoporosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00048

Health Check Tools

1.	One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test International Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.osteofound.org/osteoporosis/risk_test.html




2.	What's Your Osteoporosis Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=osteopor...

Men

1.	Osteoporosis in Men Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r615i&doctitle=Osteoporosis+in+Men&doc...




2.	Men Can Get Osteoporosis Too National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/apr2004/osteomen.htm




3.	Calcium Supplements: Do Men Need Them Too? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00420

National Institutes of Health

1.	Low-Down on Osteoporosis National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/dec2003/osteo.htm




2.	Osteoporosis: Fact Sheets Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/osteolinks.asp

Nutrition

1.	Choosing a Calcium Supplement Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00964




2.	Calcium & Vitamin D: Important at Every Ag Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r301i&doctitle=Calcium+%26+Vitamin+D%3...




3.	Calcium: A Guide to Common Sources American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ817KZ84D&sub_...

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/




2.	National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Rel National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.osteo.org/




3.	National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org:80/




4.	International Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.osteofound.org/

Overviews

1.	2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Heal Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/docs/Osteo10sep04.pdf




2.	Tone Your Bones University of Alabama at Birmingham http://www.toneyourbones.org




3.	Osteoporosis American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/osteopor_new.asp?aud=pat




4.	Osteoporosis American College of Physicians http://www.doctorsforadults.com/topics/dfa_oste.htm




5.	Boning Up on Osteoporosis Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_bone.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/10905




2.	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+...

Related Issues

1.	Smoking and Bone Health National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/bone/hi/bone_smoking.htm




2.	Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/gi_osteopor_new.asp?aud=pat




3.	Bone Density Testing: Can It Tell You If Osteoporo Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00667




4.	What People with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Need to K Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation http://oif.convio.com/site/PageServer?pagename=OIandOsteo




5.	What People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Need t National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/bone/hi/bowel/ibd.htm




6.	What People with Celiac Disease Need to Know about National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/bone/hi/bowel/celiac.htm




7.	Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=294&topcategory=Hip...




8.	First Fracture May Be Warning Sign American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=388&topcategory=Ost...




9.	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&do...




10.	Height Loss: When to Be Concerned Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00826

Research

1.	SERM-Accompanied Teriparatide Offers Improved Bone American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/deal_teriparatide.asp




2.	Semi-Annual Therapy May Prove Effective in Decreas American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/cohen_bone_resorption.asp




3.	Questions and Answers on the Use of Hormones After National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/hormones.htm




4.	Medication Shows Promising Results in Reducing Fra American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2004/reginster_strontium_ranelate.asp




5.	Increasing the Detection and Treatment of Osteopor American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/5/I-54




6.	Alendronate, Calcitriol Similar in Reducing Bone L National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2004/bone_drugs.htm




7.	Association between Osteoporosis Screening and Hip American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/3/I-51




8.	Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement an Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/bonecement.html




9.	Cost-Effectiveness of Alendronate in Postmenopausa American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/9/I-36




10.	Dental X-Rays May Detect Osteoporosis National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/dental_screen.htm

Seniors

1.	Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/osteo.asp

Specific Conditions

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

Statistics

1.	Fast Facts on Osteoporosis Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=fast&doctitle=Fast+Facts+on+Osteoporos...

Treatment

1.	Medications to Prevent & Treat Osteoporosi National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org/patientinfo/medications.htm




2.	Vertebroplasty Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/vertebro.htm




3.	Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation: Vertebroplast North American Spine Society http://www.spine.org/articles/NT_Percu_Vert_Aug.cfm




4.	Osteoporosis and Raloxifene American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/468.xml




5.	Mixing Meds: Drug-Drug Interactions Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2003_archives/2003_11_12_...




6.	Calcium Supplementation in Osteoporosis UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/5283

Women

1.	Alcohol and Other Factors Affecting Osteoporosis R National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh26-4/292-298.htm




2.	Fashion Tips for Women with Osteoporosis National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org/patientinfo/fashion_tips.htm