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What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone is reduced, increasing the risk of fracture. It affects around one in three women and one in five men around the world As the bones become more porous and fragile, the risk of fracture is greatly increased. The loss of bone occurs "silently" and progressively. Often there are no symptoms until the first fracture occurs.
Former Bond girl Ursula Andress urges women to say “Doctor: No” to osteoporosisOctober 13, 2008  New survey challenges society’s outdated view of women with osteoporosis as frail and vulnerable. More than 90% of women say disease won’t stop them living life to the full1 . New European survey reveals women with post-menopausal osteoporosis fear stoop and shrinking in heightJune 12, 2008  Survey finds that height loss is feared by almost two thirds of respondents. In addition to concerns about the physical impact of a fracture, women worry about how they are perceived as a result of changes to their appearance caused by fracture. New IOF report shows smoking, alcohol, being underweight and poor nutrition harm our bonesOctober 20, 2007  World Osteoporosis Day celebrated in some 80 countries Celebrities join call on osteoporosis risk factorsOctober 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. Are you getting enough calcium?July 24, 2007  Find out with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) online Calcium Calculator, now available in Spanish Celebrities speak out
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