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RELEASE
Contact: communications@nof.org
Health
Forum to feature the National
Osteoporosis Foundation
March 8, 2007, Deerfield
Beach, FL
– PTG Studios is pleased to announce
that the National Osteoporosis
Foundation will be featured on its
innovative, educational television
program Health Forum.
The National Osteoporosis
Foundation (NOF) was established in 1984
and is the nation’s leading voluntary
health organization solely dedicated to
osteoporosis and bone health. Its
mission is to prevent osteoporosis, to
promote lifelong bone health, to help
improve the lives of those affected by
osteoporosis and related fractures, and
to find a cure. NOF pursues its mission
through programs for awareness, public
and health professional education,
advocacy and research.
Osteoporosis is a disease
in which bones become more fragile and
likely to break. In the U.S. today, an
estimated 44 million Americans or 55
percent of people 50 and older are at
risk for the condition. Osteoporosis is
a major health issue for women in
particular, since eighty percent of
those diagnosed with osteoporosis are
female, and a woman’s risk of
hip fracture
due to osteoporosis is equal to her
combined risk of breast, uterine and
ovarian cancer.
Osteoporosis is often
called the “silent disease” because
there are no symptoms until a bone
breaks. People may not know that they
have osteoporosis until their bones
become so weak that a sudden strain,
bump, or fall causes a fracture or
vertebrae to collapse. Fractures related
to osteoporosis cost the nation
approximately $18 billion a year.
“Osteoporosis is a
largely preventable and treatable
disease, yet one in two women and one in
four men age 50 and older will suffer an
osteoporosis-related fracture in his or
her lifetime. Americans need to be aware
of the risks and serious consequences of
osteoporosis. NOF appreciates this
opportunity to alert the public and
medical community about osteoporosis and
bone health through the Health Forum
program,” says Leo Schargorodski, the
Executive Director of NOF.
For more information on
the
National Osteoporosis Foundation
or to make a donation please
visit
www.NOF.org.
Health Forum
an educational television program,
offers concise, accurate information to
those concerned with
health and fitness. The program focuses
on new trends in medical technology and
the latest research findings, and
educates viewers on the most up-to-date
discoveries and methods used in the
medical industry.
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