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Consensus Panel Considers Osteoporosis
Charles Marwick
JAMA. 2000;283:2093-2095.
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Bethesda, Md—In part to counter the widespread belief that osteoporosis is an unavoidable concomitant of aging that primarily affects postmenopausal white women, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month convened a consensus conference to tell physicians and the public what is currently known about the prevention and diagnosis of and therapy for the disorder.
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Osteoporosis makes aging difficult for many. (Photo credit: PhotoDisc Inc)
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Conference chair Anne Klibanski, MD, of Harvard Medical School, said the misconception of who is at risk stems from the fact that most data on osteoporosis come from studies involving older white women. However, speaking at a press conference where the consensus panel presented its statement after its 3-day meeting, she said, "Osteoporosis affects all ages, men as well as women, and all ethnic groups. We have come a long way in our understanding of osteoporosis and of the importance of bone . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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