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  The Osteoporotic Fracture and What We Are Not Doing About It, [pdf document]
San Francisco Medicine
September 2002
Elliott N. Schwartz, MD and Risa Kagan, MD
Task Force Urges Routine Osteoporosis Screening for Women 65 and Older to Identify Those at Risk for Fracture [pdf document]
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Press Release
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
September 16, 2002
Men suffer bone loss as women do, study finds
The Mercury News
June 2002
Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Women:
Principal Results From the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA
July 2002
download pdf version of this document [pdf document]
Accompanying Editorial, Failure of Estrogen Plus Progestin Therapy for Prevention
Principal Results From the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial (Accompanying Editorial)
JAMA
July 2002
download pdf version of this document [pdf document]
NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit
National Institutes of Health News Release on JAMA article (above)
July 2002
Changing the Healthcare Landscape: Baby Boomers Focus on Education, [pdf document]
Prevention as They Approach Menopause
The Women Aging Well Survey, 1998
Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis: position statement of The North American Menopause Society
From Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society,
Vol. 9, No. 2, 2002 pp. 84-101
FORE's Risa Kagan, MD, co-author
Active Women Prevent and Reverse Osteoporosis
Bay Area BusinessWoman
June 2002
Rachael Post
Osteoporosis Is Not Just An Elderly Woman's Disease, Says American Physical Therapy Association
APTA.org
Osteoporosis Breakthrough Rebuilds Brittle, Decayed Bone
San Francisco Chronicle
May 10, 2001
Carl T. Hall
(features research of FORE Board Member Claude Arnaud, MD)
Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis: position statement of The North American Menopause Society
Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society,
Vol. 9, No. 2, 2002 pp. 84-101
FORE's Risa Kagan, MD co-author
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Report
State of Low Bone Mass and Osteoporosis
February 2002
IOF Press Release
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Report
Review of 2002 Conference, May 2002
Commentary
Osteoporosis Affects More Men than Previously Thought
Knight Ridder News
June 2002
New Advice About Bone-Density Tests
University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter
July 2002, Vol 18, Issue 10
Many Taking Hormone Pills Now Face a Difficult Choice
New York Times
July 15, 2002
Gina Kolata
Popular Menopause Therapy No Cure-all, Experts Warn
New York Times
April 18, 2002
Denise Grady
Surprise! Surprise! Bad or no medical
The Oakland Tribune
July 25, 2002
Kate Scannell, MD
Bone Loss in Women Significantly Underdiagnosed: JAMA Study Calls for Increased Osteoporosis Screening
National Public Radio
December 12, 2001
Vicky Que
Study discredits hormone treatment: Too many risks for menopausal women
Washington Post
July 10, 2002
Susan Okie
Osteoporosis costs state $2.4 billion, UCSF study reports
The Oakland Tribune
June 17, 2002
Suzanne Bohan
Study: IV treatment may prevent osteoporosis
The Associated Press
February 28, 2002
Janet McConnaughey
Doubts Prompt Reviews of Hormone Therapy
New York Times
August 15, 2002
Gina Kolata
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