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Osteoporosis |
Bone Loss |
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is changed. Osteoporotic bones are more susceptible to fracture. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as either a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak bone mass (20-year-old person standard) as measured by DEXA or any fragility fracture. While treatment modalities are ...
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Osteoporosis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
- American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation http://www.oif.org/
- UpToDate
- National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org/
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- Center for Research on Women with Disabilities http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd/
- Women's Health Initiative, OD, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/index.html
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/infoctr/index.htm
- National Institute on Aging Information Center, NIA, NIH, HHS http://www.nia.nih.gov
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Office of Dietary Supplements http://ods.od.nih.gov
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS http://cms.hhs.gov/
- Center for Young Women's Health http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) http://www.menopause.org/
- Office of the Surgeon General, OS, HHS http://www.surgeongeneral.gov
- Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
- Office of the Director http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- "Calcium Crisis" Affects American Youth (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Alcohol and Bone Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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