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Get a Bone Density Test: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you are age 65 or older, it’s time to get a test to find out your bone strength. A bone density test will tell you if you are at risk for osteoporosis. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Get Enough Calcium: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Your body needs calcium to build strong bones. Many people are at risk for osteoporosis, or weak bones, which develops slowly over many years. Getting enough calcium each day will help prevent osteopo... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Learn About Osteoporosis: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it’s most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. One out of every two (1 in 2) women and one in four (1 in 4) men over the ag... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2004 Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means To You
This People's Piece is specifically written for the American people as a companion piece to the larger Surgeon General's report on bone health and osteoporosis. The magazine-style, full-color booklet ... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
African Americans and Osteoporosis
African-American women take in only about half the amount of recommended calcium. Not getting enough calcium plays a big role in the development of osteoporosis in African-American women. One reason f... Details >
American Indian and Alaska Native Women's Health: Mature Women
This page features links to information about osteoporosis and hormone replacement therapy.... Details >
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Are You At Risk For Osteoporosis? 
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
Too much bone loss causes the bone to become thin and brittle, leading to a condition known as osteoporosis. Women are more susceptible if you have a family history of osteoporosis, have had your ovar... Details >
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
When you think about your health, you probably do not think about your bones. But keeping your bones healthy and reducing your risk of fractures by preventing osteoporosis is very important throughout... Details >
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
When you think about your health, you probably do not think about your bones. But keeping your bones healthy and reducing your risk of fractures by preventing osteoporosis is very important throughout... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General (2004)
This first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on bone health and osteoporosis provides much needed information on bone health, an often overlooked aspect of physical health. This report follows in the tra... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Female Athlete Triad
Some girls who play sports or exercise are at risk for a problem called female athlete triad. Female athlete triad - also known as female athletic triad - is a combination of three conditions: disorde... Details >
Myths and Realities of Bone Health
Over several decades, scientists have learned a significant amount about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of bone disease. Eight myths about bone health are debunked in this fact sheet.... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional French Hindi Japanese Portugese Russian Spanish Thai
Find out if you have osteoporosis risk factors. Take the One Minute Risk Test. ... Details >
Osteoporosis
Also available in: Spanish
Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures. It literally means porous bone. The disease often develops unnoticed over many years, with no symptom... Details >
Osteoporosis - National Women's Health Network
Osteoporosis (“porous bone”) is a condition that causes bones to become fragile and increases their risk of breaking. It is a real condition with serious effects on women's health and quality of life;... Details >
Osteoporosis and African American Women
While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporos... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Two Common but Different Conditions
Many people confuse osteoporosis and some types of arthritis. This fact sheet will discuss the similarities and differences between osteoporosis and arthritis.... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis and Asian American Women
Asian American women are at high risk for developing osteoporosis (porous bones), a disease that is preventable and treatable. Studies show that Asian Americans share many of the risk factors that app... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women
It is a common misconception that osteoporosis only affects white women. But, according to the Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis, in the United States, the prevalence of osteopo... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis in Men
This consumer health information fact sheet discusses the risk factors associated with osteoporosis in men and prevention methods you can take to reduce your chances of developing this bone disease.... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis in the Family Video Link
This video depicts the diagnosis of osteoporosis and provides guidance on bone health and bone disease.... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Osteoporosis Overview
Men as well as women suffer from this preventable disease, characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to frac... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Osteoporosis Prevention
Osteoporosis is largely preventable for most people. Prevention of this disease is very important because, while there are treatments for osteoporosis, there is currently no cure. There are five steps... Details >
Osteoporosis What you should know
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
Osteoporosis is a common age-related condition in which the bones become porous and thin, leading to increase in bone fragility and risk of fracture. It causes pain, loss of mobility, and increased mo... Details >
Osteoporosis: Frequently Asked Questions
This page provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about osteoporosis or bone health. It offers information as far as exercise, calcium intake, medications and more.... Details >
Osteoporosis: Men
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 >
Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief
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 >
Prevent Osteoporosis Now
Today is the day to begin preventing osteoporosis, an age-related disorder in which bones become gradually thinner, more porous and less able to support the body. This condition attacks both men and w... Details >
Smoking and Bone Health
Cigarette smoking causes heart disease, lung and esophageal cancer, and chronic lung disease. Additionally, several research studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone ... Details >
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Taking Charge of Osteoporosis: A Guide for Patients
This consumer brochure provides patients with the information they need to understand, prevent and treat osteoporosis. The materials also dispense helpful tips on how to talk to your physician about t... Details >
Theater Approach to Educating Hispanic Girls about Healthy Bones
Also available in: Spanish
This model program was developed and tested by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health in partnership with the National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource ... Details >
What Are Ways to Prevent Falls and Related Fractures?
Also available in: Spanish
Falls are especially dangerous for people with osteoporosis. If you break a bone, you might need a long time to recover. Learning how to prevent falls can help you avoid broken bones and the problems ... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
What Is Bone Disease?
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
Women's Health Initiative, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH
The WHI focus is on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women. The overall goal of WHI is to reduce coronary heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone frac... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Women's Health Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This page provides information on specific women's health issues addressed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Includes: violence and injury, teen pregnancy, the environment and b... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services