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  • http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/9065.htmlA continuing medical education (CME) program on osteoporosis sponsored by the AMA (three credit hours available); also an excellent resource on osteoporosis.
  • http://www.eatsmart.org/A consumer information web site on nutrition sponsored by the Washington State Dairy Council.
  • http://www.asbmr.org/The web site of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), a professional medical/scientific society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of bone and mineral metabolism.
  • http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbonesThis CDC sponsored website is part of a campaign to promote optimal bone health in girls 9-12 years old, and reduce their risk of osteoporosis later in life. The site includes innovative games and nutrition quizzes.
  • http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/An informational web site for consumers sponsored by the National Dairy Council.
  • http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/111/111_intro.htmThe National Institutes of Health consensus statement on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy.
  • http://books.nap.edu/html/dri_calcium/The Institute of Medicine's statement on DRI: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride.
  • http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-osteo.htmlA web site from the FDA and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition titled Information for Women about Osteoporosis and Other Bone Diseases.
  • http://www.nih.gov/niams/The web site of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health.
  • http://www.nof.org/The web site of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the leading non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health and reducing the prevalence of osteoporosis and associated fractures, while working to find a cure for the disease through programs of research, education, and advocacy.
  • http://www.niams.nih.gov/bone/The web site of the National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center, which provides patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone diseases, including osteoporosis, Paget's disease of the bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
  • http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/An educational web site for both patients and professionals on the topic of osteoporosis and bone physiology, written and maintained by Susan Ott, MD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington and a noted clinician and researcher.
  • http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00198/index.htmThe web site of Osteoporosis International, a leading international journal dedicated to the disease.
  • http://www.osteoporosis.ca/english/home/default.asp?s=1Osteoporosis Online, the web site of the Osteoporosis Society of Canada.
  • http://www.osteovision.ch/BoneKEy-Osteovision®, the web site of the International Bone and Mineral Society, providing information on bone, mineral, cartilage, and teeth and seeking to act as a meeting place for a virtual community of clinicians and investigators in the field.
  • http://www.osteofound.org/The web site of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, providing information about osteoporosis and member osteoporosis societies worldwide.