Osteoporosis Resources

 

Washington University webpage on osteoporosis and bone physiology - maintained by a professor, educational site.

On-line FRAX® - Fracture Risk Assessment Tool - on-line tools are of limited use. Consult a doctor for a definitive diagnosis. But still interesting.

Food and Drug Administration's "Boning Up on Osteoporosis" - OK, the title's a bad pun, but a good one-page summary

Monitoring BMD After Starting Bisphosphonate Treatment

International Osteoporosis Foundation

Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis

UK's National Osteoporosis Society

The Centers for Disease Control on Calcium and Bone Health

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Instituto Nacional de Artritis y Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas y de la Piel

National Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.nof.org/prevention/risk.htm

Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Background/hispanic_women.asp

International Osteoporosis Foundation Latin America
http://www.iofbonehealth.org/policy-advocacy/latin-america.html

 

Medscape on Management of Osteoporosis

Guideline.gov on pharmalogic treatment

What People Recovering from Alcoholism Need to Know About Osteoporosis - NIH