Research Notes on Osteopenia
Osteopenia means low bone density. Osteopenia is not considered a disease. It is a condition marked by a decrease in optimum bone density that can be a precursor to osteoporosis, where bones become brittle and subject to fractures. Studies show that osteopenia affects 46 percent of women and 39 percent of men aged 50 and over.
5 Great Resources on Osteopenia
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Osteopenia
- SpineUniverse: Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Is There a Difference?
- Harvard Medical School: Osteopenia: When You Have Weak Bones, But Not Osteoporosis
- Wikipedia: Osteopenia
- MedTV: Osteopenia
5 Latest Headlines on Osteopenia
What is Osteopenia?
- Healthwise (via WebMD): What is Osteopenia?
- MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Osteopenia
- DrDonnica: What is Osteopenia?
- Your Total Health: Osteopenia
What Are The Symptoms of Osteopenia?
- Healthwise (via WebMD): What are the Symptoms of Osteopenia?
- MedTV: Osteopenia Symptoms
- Caring Medical: What are the Symptoms of Osteopenia?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Osteopenia?
- Healthwise (via WebMD): What Causes Osteopenia?
- Osteopenia3: Cause of Osteopenia: Genetics
- NutraCal: What Causes Osteopenia?
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Osteopenia Complications: Osteoporosis
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Osteopenia?
- Healthwise (via WebMD): How is Osteopenia Treated?
- American Family Physician: Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteopenia Not Usually Indicated
- NutraCal: Osteopenia Treatment
How Do You Prevent Osteopenia?
- Harvard Medical School Health Publications: Osteopenia - Prevention
- SpineUniverse: Osteopenia Prevention
- NutraCal: Osteopenia Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Osteopenia
- WebMD: Osteopenia
- HealthBoards: Osteopenia Dx Questions
- Yahoo Health Groups: Osteopenia Support Group
Foundations and Support Groups on Osteopenia
- National Osteoporosis Foundation: Support and Education
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Osteopenia
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Osteopenia
- PubMed Central: Osteopenia
- Google Search: Osteopenia
Clinical Trials on Osteopenia
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteopenia
- CenterWatch: Osteopenia
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