Diagnosis of fracture risk becomes much easier, bringing benefits to those at risk and cost savings
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“Although we have effective treatments for osteoporosis, each year millions of our grandmothers are crippled and disfigured because they don't have easy and sufficient access to diagnosis and medication.”
Her Majesty Queen Rania, speaking at first IOF Women Leaders Roundtable, May 2002, Lisbon, Portugal |
Media Registration open for IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis
Journalists are invited to register for the only global congress dedicated specifically to all aspects of osteoporosis. The International Osteoporosis Foundation World Congress on Osteoporosis in Bangkok, Thailand from December 3-7 2008. Accredited journalists have free registration to the Congress as well as access for all conference media materials ...click here to read more and to register
IOF hails WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Report and FRAX website as milestones in osteoporosis prevention and treatment
February 21, 2008
IOF World Wide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies closes in Miami
December 14, 2007
Osteoporosis patient societies from Brazil, China, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Russia, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam were awarded valuable grants to carry out national campaigns in the fight against osteoporosis
Greek patient society wins IOF-Linda Edwards Memorial Award
December 13, 2007
The International Osteoporosis Foundation announced today that the Hellenic Society of Osteoporosis Patient Support has been named the winner of the 2007 IOF-Linda Edwards Memorial Award.
Successful World Osteoporosis Day press event in Dubai
October 23, 2007
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein and Ali Bin Chakar, Under Secretary of the Minister of Health lend VIP support global launch event
New IOF report shows smoking, alcohol, being underweight and poor nutrition harm our bones
October 20, 2007
World Osteoporosis Day celebrated in some 80 countries
World Osteoporosis Day campaign launched at the European Parliament in Brussels
October 18, 2007
More than 20 print, internet and TV journalists attended the World Osteoporosis Day 2007 (WOD 2007) press event held on October 16, 2007 for EU-based, Belgian and Francophone media.
Celebrities join call on osteoporosis risk factors
October 15, 2007
IOF to launch largest World Osteoporosis Day campaign to date; October 2007 “Osteoporosis Risk Factors” events to involve national osteoporosis societies in more than 80 countries.
