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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Osteoporosis »
Authors: Felicia Cosman
ISBN-13: 9780446679039, ISBN-10: 0446679038
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Date Published: May 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Felicia Cosman
Book Synopsis
With over 10 million Americans currently suffering from osteoporosis-and millions more at risk-awareness of the disease has been brought to the forefront.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | vii | |
| Introduction | xi | |
| Part I | Understanding Osteoporosis | 1 |
| Chapter 1. | My Personal Journey | 3 |
| Chapter 2. | What Is Osteoporosis? | 9 |
| Chapter 3. | The Architecture of a Disease | 22 |
| Part II | Preventing and Slowing the Effects of Osteoporosis | 35 |
| Chapter 4. | Prevention: The Universal Message | 37 |
| Chapter 5. | Prevention Step One: Reducing Risk Factors | 40 |
| Chapter 6. | Prevention Step Two: Nutrition | 49 |
| Chapter 7. | Prevention Step Three: Exercise | 72 |
| Chapter 8. | Prevention Step Four: Supplements and Vitamins? | 89 |
| Part III | Diagnosing Osteoporosis | 101 |
| Chapter 9. | Are You at Risk? | 103 |
| Chapter 10. | Getting Tested: Measuring and Reporting Bone Mass | 112 |
| Chapter 11. | Blood and Urine Tests and Radiologic Procedures | 129 |
| Part IV | Medication and Treatment | 141 |
| Chapter 12. | Fracture Care and Rehabilitation | 143 |
| Chapter 13. | Medication for Osteoporosis in Women | 158 |
| Chapter 14. | Estrogen or Hormone Therapy | 165 |
| Chapter 15. | Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators | 182 |
| Chapter 16. | Calcitonin | 193 |
| Chapter 17. | Bisphosphonates | 200 |
| Chapter 18. | Parathyroid Hormone | 214 |
| Chapter 19. | Non-FDA-Approved Treatments | 226 |
| Chapter 20. | Monitoring Treatment | 235 |
| Part V | Special Cases | 241 |
| Chapter 21. | Men | 243 |
| Chapter 22. | The Premenopausal Woman | 249 |
| Chapter 23. | Osteoporosis Associated with Steroids | 256 |
| Afterword: The Future | 263 | |
| Appendix A | Interpreting Medical Evidence | 265 |
| Appendix B | Web Sites with Good Information about Osteoporosis | 277 |
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