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Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. Women are four times more likely than men to develop the disease.

5 Great Resources on Osteoporosis

• EndocrineWeb: The Osteoporosis Center
• University of Washington: Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Osteoporosis
• WebMD: Osteoporosis Health Center
• Health Central: Osteoporosis Connection

What is Osteoporosis?

• eMedicine: Osteoporosis Articles
• Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Introduction
• Wikipedia: Osteoporosis
• Wiki Health: Osteoporosis
• OsteoporosisConnection: Osteoporosis Basics Video
• eMedTV: Comprehensive Osteoporosis Information

What Are The Symptoms of Osteoporosis?

• Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Signs and Symptoms
• University of Washington: Clinical Features of Osteoporosis
• WebMD: Understanding Osteoporosis - Symptoms
• eMedicineHealth: What are the Symptoms of Osteoporosis?
• Wrong Diagnosis: Symptoms of Osteoporosis

What Are The Causes and Complications of Osteoporosis?

• UpToDate: Patient Information: Osteoporosis causes, diagnosis, and screening
• American College of Rheumatology: Osteoporosis: What Causes It
• Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Causes | Osteoporosis: Risk Factors | Osteoporosis: Complications
• eMedicineHealth: Osteoporosis and Calcium
• WebMD: Osteoporosis: Coping With Chronic Pain
• OsteoporosisConnection: Osteoporosis Drug Side Effects

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Osteoporosis?

• UpToDate: Patient information: Osteoporosis prevention and treatment
• American College of Rheumatology: How osteoporosis is treated
• Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Treatment
• Medscape: Drugs matching Osteoporosis
• WebMD: Osteoporosis Treatments
• eMedicineHealth: How is Osteoporosis Treated?

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Osteoporosis?

• WebMD: Osteoporosis Exercise
• Mother Nature: Osteoporosis
• Wrong Diagnosis: Alternative Treatments for Osteoporosis
• About.com: Alternative Medicine: Prevention of Osteoporosis
• Health World: Osteoporosis: Primary Articles

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Osteoporosis?

• YouTube: Osteopenia and Osteoporosis?
• WebMD: Osteopenia | Juvenile Osteoporosis
• Mayo Clinic: Bone density test: Measure your risk of osteoporosis
• Yahoo Health: Classification of Osteoporosis
• Spine Universe: Types of Osteoporosis: Primary or Secondary

How Do You Prevent Osteoporosis?

• UpToDate: Patient information: Calcium and vitamin D for bone health
• American College of Rheumatology: Osteoporosis: Prevention
• WikiHow: How to Prevent Osteoporosis
• Mayo Clinic: Osteoporosis: Prevention
• University of Washington: Osteoporosis Basic Prevention
• eMedicineHealth: How Can Osteoporosis Be Prevented?

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Osteoporosis

• Got Bones?: The Bone Health Blog
• OsteoporosisConnection: All SharePosts
• Yahoo Answers: Osteoporosis Posts
• WebMD: Sally Field: An Osteoporosis Story
• icyou: Sally Field Talks Osteoporosis Video
• Osteoporosis-Prevention: My Alternative Medicine Osteoporosis Blog
• Osteoporosis Foundation Blog: A Lifetime of Strong Bones
• Helium: Osteoporosis explained

Foundations and Support Groups on Osteoporosis

• National Osteoporosis Foundation: Standing Tall For You
• National Institute of Health: The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center
• Osteoporosis Canada: Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
• International Osteoporosis Foundation: The largest global non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
• National Osteoporosis Society: Support Groups

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Osteoporosis

• iVillage: Osteoporosis & Bone Health Community
• Daily Strength: Osteoporosis Discussion Board
• Health Boards: Osteoporosis Message Board
• Yahoo Groups: Osteoporosis Groups
• Topix: Osteoporosis Forum
• Revolution Health: Osteoporosis community

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Osteoporosis

• PubMed: Osteoporosis Articles
• JAMA: Osteoporosis Articles
• New England Journal of Medicine: Osteoporosis Articles
• Medscape Today: Bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention Articles | Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment
• SpringerLink: Lycopene consumption decreases oxidative stress and bone resorption markers in postmenopausal women

Clinical Trials on Osteoporosis

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteoporosis Trials
• CenterWatch: The Osteoporosis & Clinical Trials Center
• CenterWatch: Osteoporosis Trials
• Novartis: Osteoporosis Clinical Trials

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