- www.nof.org
The National Osteoporosis Foundation web site connects to other national
resources.
- VA
Coop. Extension - Osteoporosis
This site is maintained by Virginia Cooperative Extension and deals
with the amount of Calcium in your diet. It has a consumer guide based
on the Food Guide Pyramid with calcium content in specific foods.
- Osteoporosis
and Calcium Publications
from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension describe risk factors,
calories in various high calcium foods and more.
- South
Bay Osteoporosis
The South Bay Osteoporosis information center provides basic information
for the consumer on osteoporosis. This site has the Merck test for osteoporosis
risk online.
- Osteoporosis
Center
The Osteoporosis Center provides information for the consumer on the
risk and treatment of osteoporosis. It also provides the Merck test
online for risk assessment.
- Medical
news
This site, called Medical Breakthroughs, talks about the latest in medical
news.
- www.osteovision.ch/aio/aiohome.html
This is a site for professionals on the advances in osteoporosis. It
lists journals by volumes in which the browser can look for current
information.
- Better
Health Osteoporosis Info.
This page is dedicated to osteoporosis information for the consumer.
It also has a search engine and links to other related sites.
- Harvard
Medical Research
This is a research article on bone density scans and detection of fractures.
- www.osteo.org
This is the home for the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National
Resource Center. This organization provides information for consumers
and extensive resources for the professional.
- www.4women.gov
This is a starting point to lots of women's health information from
the government.
- www.coloradohealthnet.org
This site has good basic osteoporosis information on prevention, treatment,
and new developments. It also has links to other sites and a library
with other sources of information.
- SUNY
Osteoporosis Center www.informatics.sunysb.edu/internalmed/osteo/osteo.html
The Department of Medicine at the State University of New York, Stonybrook
has dedicated this page to the Osteoporosis Center and Research Program.
This site gives basic information about the disease and how to contact
them for an appointment
- Clueless
in the Mall
A calcium game for young teens by Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
-
www.FORE.org
The Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education provides information
for professionals and consumers on osteoporosis. FORE is a non-profit
organization that is dedicated to the prevention, detection and treatment
of osteoporosis.
-
Post-Menopausal
Osteoporosis
This page by Simon Kipersztok is dedicated to Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis.
It includes information on diagnosis, prevention, treatment, screenings,
summary and cases, and links and references.
-
http://www.hphosp.org/osteoporosis/
The Highland Park Hospital offers some very basic information on osteoporosis
with a quiz to assess risk factors and a way to contact them or other
prevention and research centers for prevention and treatment.
-
-
www.Healthweb.org
Search engine to find health related information and research articles
- Doctor's
Guide to Osteoporosis
This is the Doctor's Guide to Osteoporosis and Information Center. There
is a large amount of information available on this page for both the
consumer and professional on osteoporosis and related areas.
- www.nos.org.uk/
This
is the site for the National Osteoporosis Society of the United Kingdom
- Menopause
and Osteoporosis
This site deals specifically with problems related to menopause
but includes information on osteoporosis. The authors of this site rewrite
journal articles in laymen's terms for the general public.
- Centerwatch
Centerwatch is home to hundreds of research trials in various health
issues. Includes osteoporosis drug trials in Arizona.
- Governor's
Council
Governor's Council on Physical Activity in Arizona- their web site:
getactivestayactive.org
- http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
Powerful Girls, Powerful Bones - National bone health campaign from
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- International
Osteoporosis Foundation
A non-governmental organization whose mission is to advance the
understanding of osteoporosis and to promote prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of the disease worldwide working with more than 180 national
osteoporosis societies
- 3-a-Day
http://www.3aday.org/3aDay/
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