Bone strength and health is an important issue for women of any age. The FDA regulates medications, food, and medical devices that contribute to healthy bones, or that prevent and treat osteoporosis, a sometimes crippling bone disease.
Information from the FDA
Information about Osteoporosis and Other Bone Diseases
A comprehensive resource center from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Osteoporosis (Fact Sheet)
Boning Up on Osteoporosis (FDA Consumer magazine, Updated April 2004)
Americans Over 50 at Risk for Bone Fractures (FDA Consumer magazine, January-February 2005)
Drugs@FDA: This site allows users to research various osteoporosis medications.
Information from Other Government Agencies
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls! The national bone health campaign for girls.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Osteoporosis Fact Sheet
National Women's Health Information Center
Qué es la osteoporosis? (Spanish-language brochure)
National Women's Health Information Center
Osteoporosis and other Bone Diseases
National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease, National Institutes of Health
|