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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