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May 11, 2005 -- The
US Surgeon General's Report on Bone
Health and Osteoporosis: A Call to
Action
Joan Rivers (L) receives an
autographed copy of the U.S. Surgeon
General's Report on Bone Health and
Osteoporosis from Surgeon General
Richard H. Carmona at the United States
capitol in Washington, May 11, 2005.
Rivers suffers from the disease and
was on Capitol Hill to lobby for funding
to educate the public on this
preventable disease that could effect
one in two Americans over age 50 by
2020. Photograph by Ray Stubblebine.
Joan Rivers (r) meets
with Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME)
following the legislative briefing
presented by the National Osteoporosis
Foundation.
Senator Snowe served as an Honorary
Chair of the event. Photograph by Ray Stubblebine.
Joan
Rivers (r) meets with Senator Richard
Durbin on May 11, 2005, following the
National Osteoporosis Foundation's
briefing on the Surgeon General's Report
on bone health and osteoporosis. Ms.
Rivers met with Congressional leaders to
encourage support for increased
awareness and the need for national
action to curb the rising prevalence of
osteoporosis. Photograph by Ray Stubblebine.
Joan
Rivers (r) meets with Senator Mary L.
Landrieu (D-LA) following the National
Osteoporosis Foundation's briefing on
the Surgeon General's report on bone
health and osteoporosis. Senator
Landrieu served as an Honorary Chair of
the event. Photograph by Ray Stubblebine.
Joan Rivers (r) meets
with Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME)
following the legislative briefing
presented by the National Osteoporosis
Foundation
Joan
Rivers (r) meets with Senator Mary L.
Landrieu (D-LA) following the National
Osteoporosis Foundation's briefing on
the Surgeon General's report on bone
health and osteoporosis. Senator
Landrieu served as an Honorary Chair of
the event. 
