Osteoporosis in the Yahoo! Directory

Journal Watch: Osteoporosis
Read current medical journal articles on osteoporosis and bone disease, featuring concise summaries and comment.
www.jwatch.org/cgi/collection/osteoporosis-bone-disease
MedicineNet: Osteoporosis Pictures Slideshow: Are Your Bones At Risk
Illustration of osteoporosis, the disease characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to weak and fragile bones.
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=99631
Osteoporosis & Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
Providing health professionals, patients, and the public with current information on metobolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, osteogensis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
www.osteo.org
Osteoporosis Online
Presented by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. Provides up-to-date information on the risks, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.
www.osteoporosis.ca
Wikipedia: Osteoporosis
User-edited article about osteoporosis, a disease in which the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis
MedlinePlus: Osteoporosis
Basic information and online resources about the condition where the bones grow weak, usually common in older women and men.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html
Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Osteoporosis
A guide to osteoporosis-related information and resources likely to be of interest to medical professionals and/or patients.
www.pslgroup.com/OSTEOPOROSIS.HTM
Osteoporosis Treatment Advice
Provides in-depth information on the osteoporosis syndrome, and a forum for people to talk about their condition.
www.osteoporosistreatment.co.uk
FDA: Boning Up on Osteoporosis
Discusses the silent disease of osteoporosis, the condition of excessive skeletal fragility resulting in bones that break easily.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_bone.html
NIAMS: Fast Facts About Osteoporosis
Includes information on osteoporosis, including the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. From the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/osteoporosis_ff.asp
MayoClinic: Osteoporosis
Provides information about osteoporosis including possible causes, treatments, prevention, and bone density testing recommendations.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128
MedicineNet: Osteoporosis
Features FAQs and information on prevention, therapy and treatment options, and more.
www.medicinenet.com/osteoporosis/article.htm
Laboratory of Cell Growth
Astronauts conduct experiments on STS-76,81 and 84 for PI Millie Hughes-Fulford to find molecular basis for space osteoporosis.
www.spacedu.com
Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology
Educational site about osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases from an academic clinical physician-researcher.
courses.washington.edu/bonephys
familydoctor.org: Osteoporosis in Women
Information for women about osteoporosis and how to keep your bones health and strong, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/common-older/136.html
OsteoporosisCME.org
Offers free CME/CE on management and treatment. Create slide carousels for download, listen to lectures, view case studies, and watch medical animations.
www.osteoporosiscme.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation: What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is the silent disease that makes bones prone to fracture and is a major public health threat for more than 28 million Americans.
www.nof.org/osteoporosis
eMedicineHealth: Osteoporosis
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of osteoporosis and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/osteoporosis/article_em.htm
Osteoporosis in Men
Offers facts, definitions, and resources.
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8741
EndocrineWeb: The Osteoporosis Center
Patients' resource for osteoporosis treatment including diagnosis, causes, prevention of osteoporosis, and the role of calcium in maintenance of bone strength.
www.endocrineweb.com/osteoporosis