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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about(TM): Osteoporosis Help Prevent--And Even Reverse--the Disease That Burdens Millions of Women

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ISBN-10: 0446679038

ISBN-13: 9780446679039

Edition: 2003

Authors: Felicia Cosman

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Description:

The author, a specialist in osteoporosis, presents a comprehensive program for preventing and treating osteoporosis and bone loss.
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Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 5/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.28" wide x 8.07" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Understanding Osteoporosis
My Personal Journey
What Is Osteoporosis?
The Architecture of a Disease
Preventing and Slowing the Effects of Osteoporosis
Prevention: The Universal Message
Prevention Step One: Reducing Risk Factors
Prevention Step Two: Nutrition
Prevention Step Three: Exercise
Prevention Step Four: Supplements and Vitamins?
Diagnosing Osteoporosis
Are You at Risk?
Getting Tested: Measuring and Reporting Bone Mass
Blood and Urine Tests and Radiologic Procedures
Medication and Treatment
Fracture Care and Rehabilitation
Medication for Osteoporosis in Women
Estrogen or Hormone Therapy
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Calcitonin
Bisphosphonates
Parathyroid Hormone
Non-FDA-Approved Treatments
Monitoring Treatment
Special Cases
Men
The Premenopausal Woman
Osteoporosis Associated with Steroids
Afterword: The Future
Interpreting Medical Evidence
Web Sites with Good Information about Osteoporosis