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This page offers information on the risk factors that are associated with osteoporosis in men. It also answers questions as to how it's diagnosed, how it can be prevented and treated and what medicat... Details >

National Osteoporosis Foundation  

Online patient education fact sheet that provides information about prevention, diagnosis and treatment options for this bone disease that thins and weakens bones to the point where they break easily-... Details >

National Institute on Aging Information Center

Paget's disease of bone is an unusual, chronic bone condition that occurs in only about 1% of people in the United States and slightly more often in men than in women (3 to 2). Individuals with Paget'... Details >

American College of Rheumatology  

This site includes information on control of growth, causes of growth hormone deficiency, diagnosis, deficiency, source of human growth hormone, psychosocial aspects of shor stature and hope for the f... Details >

Human Growth Foundation  

This is a fact sheet designed to offer suggestions to help parents prepare for planned or emergency operations for children with osteogenesis imperfecta. ... Details >

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.  

This fact sheet provides answers to questions about osteonecrosis, a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bones. The fact sheet includes information on what os... Details >

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health

This brief document lists symptoms of Proteus Syndrome, including raised rough skin, deep lines and overgrowth of soft tissue on the soles of the feet, patches of overgrown blood or lymphatic vessels,... Details >

Proteus Syndrome Foundation  

Bone diseases are conditions that result in the impairment of normal bone function and can make bones weak. This fact sheet contains general information about bone diseases, including why healthy bone... Details >

Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services