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Prince Charles,
Duchess of Cornwall Briefed on Osteoporosis
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| Prince Charles and his wife, the
Duchess of Cornwall, visited NIH on Nov. 3 for a briefing on osteoporosis.
Sponsored by NIAMS, the lead institute for research on this disorder,
the goal of the meeting was to explore opportunities to spread
the messages of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon
General's Report to the public, patients and health care providers
who need to use this information for prevention, early detection
and treatment of osteoporosis and related bone diseases. NIAMS's
Dr. Joan McGowan, who served as the report's senior scientific
advisor, offered recommendations from the document about disseminating
bone health information.
The royal couple was greeted for a tour of the Clinical Research
Center by NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Surgeon General Richard
Carmona and NIAMS director Dr. Stephen Katz, who later gave remarks
along with other stakeholders at the briefing in the CC medical
board room.
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NIAMS director Dr. Stephen
Katz (r) and NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni (second from r)
welcome Prince Charles (l) and the Duchess of Cornwall to NIH
for a briefing on osteoporosis with Surgeon General Richard
Carmona (second from l) and other health officials. |
Noting that both her "mother and grandmother died as a result
of this devastating disease," the Duchess of Cornwall said, "huge
strides are being made both here in America and in Britain in fighting
osteoporosis — which makes it essential that the NOS [National
Osteoporosis Society] and the National Osteoporosis Foundation,
with the support of the doctors and the vital research teams work
together to prevent future generations worldwide from suffering
the pain and ignominy of osteoporosis in the future.
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NIAMS director Dr. Stephen
Katz (r) and NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni (second from r)
welcome Prince Charles (l) and the Duchess of Cornwall to NIH
for a briefing on osteoporosis with Surgeon General Richard
Carmona (second from l) and other health officials.
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