CIHR Profiles Osteoporosis Research

11/01/2007

You probably don't think about your skeleton too much as it quietly supports you through the day. But your bones are much more vulnerable than you may realize.

Osteoporosis, a painful and debilitating disease characterized by the gradual loss of bone density, strikes one out of four women and one out of eight men over the age of 50. Do your bones a favour: visit CIHR's website to find out what Canadian researchers are doing to improve osteoporosis screening, treatment and prevention.

This month is featuring four stories on osteoporosis that you can publish each week.

- How to mend a broken bone – try glue
- Mothers helping in the fight to beat osteoporosis
- Raising the alarm against the silent thief
- Bones at risk in people taking anti-depressants

This information is available on the CIHR Website