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  • 17.04.2013 – 09:00

    New data reveal increasing burden of osteoporosis in Europe

    Rome, Italy (ots) - Every year 43,000 people die following osteoporotic fractures; reports show that European healthcare systems are not treating people at risk; burden and costs will rise dramatically by 2025. Two landmark multi-stakeholder reports launched today - Osteoporosis in the European Union and the Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe - describe and compare the epidemiology, burden, and management of ...

  • 22.10.2012 – 10:23

    Had a wrist fracture? Over 50? Get tested for osteoporosis / On World Osteoporosis Day the IOF warns that fragility fractures in adults should trigger testing for osteoporosis

    Nyon, Switzerland (ots) - "A wrist fracture is a warning sign," says Professor John A. Kanis, president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). "We urge all adults aged 50 and over who have suffered a wrist or other fragility fracture, to get tested for osteoporosis." Osteoporosis is a chronic 'silent' ...

  • 22.03.2012 – 11:00

    Worldwide efforts to break the fragility fracture cycle presented in Bordeaux / IOF to launch 'Capture the Fracture' platform for coordinator based models of post-fracture care

    Bordeaux, France (ots) - Today, at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis, healthcare experts and national patient society advocates from around the world attended a special session devoted to the problem of secondary fractures and their prevention. At the heart of the problem is the fact that a ...

  • 20.10.2011 – 07:00

    Love your Bones on World Osteoporosis Day

    Nyon, Switzerland (ots) - Today, on World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and its 200 member patient and medical societies are calling on the public and health professionals around the world to take action for bone health and osteoporosis prevention. The global campaign, launched in more than six languages, urges people of all ages to take three essential steps to set a ...

  • 13.10.2011 – 14:16

    Three Steps to Unbreakable Bones on World Osteoporosis Day

    Nyon, Switzerland (ots) - For this year's World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles. To view the Multimedia News Release (MNR), please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/iof/52143/ Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, director Centre on Aging and Mobility at the University ...

  • 21.03.2011 – 08:05

    First Social Network for Osteoporosis Launches at Global Patient Conference

    Valencia, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - On Friday 18 March the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) announced the launch of OsteoLink, a new social network for people affected by osteoporosis. Through OsteoLink, the IOF will create the first global online and in-person network dedicated to improving communications about osteoporosis, a condition affecting one in ...

  • 20.10.2009 – 12:00

    World Osteoporosis Day call for immediate action to prevent fractures

    Rome, Italy (ots) - Speaking in Rome, Italy today on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) CEO Patrice McKenney called for individuals and governments around the globe to join the fight against osteoporosis. "Osteoporosis is a common but devastating disease which we cannot afford to ignore. Immediate measures must ...

  • 19.10.2009 – 08:45

    New IOF report supports understanding of FRAX®

    Nyon (ots) - The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) will issue a new 16- page report on FRAX® to mark World Osteoporosis Day. The report is available at www.iofbonehealth.org . FRAX®, or 'WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool', is a free online tool developed by the World Health Organization at http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ . The tool helps clinicians identify people who are most in need of treatment ...