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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
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
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
Bone Mass Measurement: What the Numbers Mean
A bone mineral density (BMD) test is the best way to determine your bone health. BMD tests can identify osteoporosis, determine your risk for fractures (broken bones), and measure your response to ost... Details >
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
Bone Up on Bone Loss 
You make the bone that must last your lifetime when you are between the ages of 10 and 18 years old. This bone is known as your "peak bone mass." To reach the best possible peak bone mass, you must ge... Details >
How Can Health Professionals Improve Bone Health?
Health care professionals have a critical role to play in helping their patients maintain strong, healthy bones throughout life. Evaluating potential risk factors for bone disease and promoting bone-h... Details >
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
How to Keep Your Bones Healthy
Osteoporosis causes bones to thin and weaken. With osteoporosis, bone minerals (mainly calcium) are lost, causing bones to become so brittle that they could result in a wrist, hip or spine fracture. N... Details >
Milk Matters Campaign -- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
This site addresses the growing problem of inadequate calcium consumption among children and adolescents. It provides information and resources for the general public and health care professionals tha... Details >
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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
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Find out if you have osteoporosis risk factors. Take the One Minute Risk Test. ... Details >