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Paget's Disease Topic Added to NIH Senior Health
Web Site
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Brief Description:
You can learn more about Paget's Disease by checking out the topic on
the website NIHSeniorHealth.gov.
Transcript:
AKINSO: Our bodies are constantly replacing old bone
with new bone. However, for a person who has a condition known as Paget's
disease, old bone is broken down and replaced at a faster rate than normal,
resulting in bone pain, fractures and arthritis in the joints near the
affected bones. An estimated one million older Americans are affected
by this disease. You can learn more by checking out the Paget's disease
topic on the website NIHSeniorHealth.gov. Doctor
Frederick Singer, Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program at John
Wayne Cancer Institute said information about diagnosis and treatment
that can stop or slow the disease's progression is easily accessible
on the website.
SINGER: The NIH Senior Health website on Paget's disease
is excellent. It can provide accurate and up to date information on all
aspects of Paget's disease. It is relatively easy to understand and therefore
is of considerable use for any individual who chooses to use the website.
AKINSO: The NIH Senior Health website was jointly developed
by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine
for older adults and their families. Once again the website is www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov.
This is Wally Akinso at the National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland.
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