osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis - self care
Osteoporosis is preventable, even when it runs in families.
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Osteoporosis - medical treatment
Today’s drugs can slow bone loss, and even reverse it.
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Do you have osteoporosis - or are you at risk?
Because osteoporosis is difficult to detect in its early stages, it’s important to determine your risk well before you’ve lost much bone mass. Check the following list of risk factors; then, if you are concerned that your risk is above average, ask your doctor for a bone density test.
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What is osteoporosis?
This “silent disease” can go unnoticed for years — until a bone breaks.
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Evista (Raloxifene)
In December 22, 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug raloxifene for the prevention of the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis. Dr. Kimberley Mulvihill, an obstetrician and gynecologist, talks about how raloxifene works and who might best benefit from its use.