A new report issued by IOF and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D, with highest rates in South Asia and the Middle East.

Progress in Osteoporosis is a free online review journal that appears quarterly.

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The National Osteoporosis Society (UK) launches a new manifesto that outlines steps to eradicate unnecessary broken bones and save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds currently spent on fracture care.

A concise yet comprehensive new teaching aid, the IOF FRAX® Slide-kit, has been launched by IOF in cooperation with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, UK. The educational slides can be downloaded free of charge from the IOF website at http://www.iofbonehealth.org/health-professionals/frax.html

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant. The grant supports young scientists who are carrying out outstanding original research of international relevance in the field of osteoporosis.