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NOF
May 14, 2009
-- Survey Respondents’ Lives Significantly Impacted After Breaking a Bone --
-- Special Council of Health and Women’s Groups Formed to Encourage Women to Make Bone Health a Priority Before They Break a Bone --
NOF
Washington, DC
May 1, 2009
National Osteoporosis Foundation calls on Moms to Address Bone Health with Daughters
Washington, DC (May 1, 2009) — Of all the gifts that generations of women have passed on to their loved ones, one of the most important is the gift of knowledge about health – especially information about bone health and osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is sponsoring A Gift from Mothers to Daughters as the theme for Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention this May to help break the cycle of generations of women suffering from this disease.
NOF
New York
April 28, 2009
Initiative utilizes Phreesia’s electronic patient check-in system to enhance management of osteoporosis
New York, N.Y., (April 28, 2009) – Phreesia, the Patient Check-In Company™, has announced that it will offer a new risk assessment tool in its electronic patient intake process to help physicians identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and patients in need of immediate treatment.
NOF
Washington, DC
April 3, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, (April 3, 2009) — In an effort to protect patient access to osteoporosis testing and reduce the physical and economic burden of osteoporosis for millions of Americans, Congress introduced the “Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2009,” (S. 769 and H.R. 1894). Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced the Senate version and Representatives Shelley Berkley (D-1st-NV) and Michael Burgess (R-26-TX) introduced the House version.
NOF
Washington, DC
April 1, 2009
Washington, DC (April 1, 2009) – A faculty of internationally-renowned osteoporosis experts are gathering today to share the latest clinically-relevant information on osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment at the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s (NOF) 8th International Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO8): “Translating Research Into Clinical Practice,” April 1-5, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC Held once every two years, ISO8 aims to bridge the gap between osteoporosis research and its application in clini
NOF
Washington, DC
March 19, 2009
Washington, DC (March 19, 2009) – The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) will bring together a faculty of internationally-renowned experts to share clinically relevant evidence-based information on bone health and osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment with hundreds of healthcare professionals at its comprehensive annual five-day conference in Washington, DC.
NOF
Washington, DC
March 16, 2009
Washington, DC (March 16, 2009) – Osteoporosis is a serious, widespread and growing public health threat, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF). NOF welcomes any new FDA approved treatment options that will help patients address this prevalent disease, such as once-yearly Reclast® approved to treat and prevent steroid-induced osteoporosis, its fourth approved indication from the FDA. NOF estimates 10 million Americans age 50 and older have osteoporosis and another 34 million are at risk for the disease.
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NOF
Washington, DC
July 31, 2008
Washington, DC (July 31, 2008) – Today the Alliance for Aging Research, in partnership with the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), released a new volume of The Silver Book®: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation. The latest addition to The Silver Book series focuses on the most prevalent bone disease in the U.S.—osteoporosis. The volume was released at a Capitol Hill briefing which featured medical and economic experts and patients. In addition, Reps.
NOF
July 24, 2008
Washington, DC (July 24, 2008) – The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) mourns the passing of Pierre D. Delmas, M.D., Ph.D. of Lyon, France. Prof. Delmas was an internationally recognized expert in the areas of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. He authored more than 400 articles, reviews and chapters in international scientific journals and textbooks. Dr. Delmas served as founding president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), for which he initiated numerous global educational, clinical and research programs on osteoporosis.
NOF
June 25, 2008
Washington, DC (June 25, 2008) – The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) will host an unprecedented summit to develop a coordinated national action plan to promote bone health on June 26 – 27, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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