We take a look at your bones
You probably don't think about your skeleton too much as it quietly
supports you through the day. But your bones are much more vulnerable than you may realize. Osteoporosis, a painful and debilitating disease characterized by the gradual loss of bone density, strikes one out of four women and one out of eight men over the age of 50.
You probably don't think about your skeleton too much as it quietly
supports you through the day. But your bones are much more vulnerable than you may realize. Osteoporosis, a painful and debilitating disease characterized by the gradual loss of bone density, strikes one out of four women and one out of eight men over the age of 50.
Do your bones a favour: visit CIHR's website to find out what Canadian researchers are doing to improve osteoporosis screening, treatment and prevention.
This month is featuring four stories on osteoporosis that you can publish
each week.
- How to mend a broken bone - try glue
- Mothers helping in the fight to beat osteoporosis
- Raising the alarm against the silent thief
- Bones at risk in people taking anti-depressants
This information is available on the Web at
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/35204.html
Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2007/01/c2969.html
each week.
- How to mend a broken bone - try glue
- Mothers helping in the fight to beat osteoporosis
- Raising the alarm against the silent thief
- Bones at risk in people taking anti-depressants
This information is available on the Web at
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/35204.html
Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2007/01/c2969.html
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