OsteoporosisOther Places To Get HelpOrganizations| American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
(AACE) | | 1000 Riverside Ave | |
Suite 205 | | Jacksonville, FL 32204 | | Phone: | (904) 353-7878 | | Fax: | (904) 353-8185 | | E-mail: | info@aace.com | | Web Address: | http://www.aace.com | | | AACE is a professional community of clinical endocrinologists, who
are physicians primarily in practice and in clinical endocrine research and
academic medicine. AACE provides information on diseases that involve the
endocrine system, such as thyroid disease and osteoporosis. |
| | National Institute on Aging | | Building 31, Room 5C27 | | 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292 | | Bethesda, MD 20892 | | Phone: | (301) 496-1752 1-800-222-2225, Information Center | | Fax: | (301) 496-1072 | | TDD: | 1-800-222-4225 (TTY) | | Web Address: | www.nih.gov/nia | | | The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the centers of the
U.S. National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to
understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
The NIA funds research and provides information about health and research
advances to the public and interested groups. |
| | National Osteoporosis Foundation
(NOF) | | 1232 22nd Street NW | | Washington, DC 20037-1292 | | Phone: | (202) 223-2226 | | Web Address: | www.nof.org | | | The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) funds research and
publishes educational material about osteoporosis for consumers and health
professionals. The NOF also provides information about bone density testing
sites, new treatment, and local groups interested in osteoporosis. The
foundation's mission is to prevent osteoporosis, to promote lifelong bone
health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and related
fractures, and to find a cure. |
| | North American Menopause Society
(NAMS) | |
P.O. Box 94527 | | Cleveland, OH 44101-4527 | | Phone: | (440) 442-7550 | | Fax: | (440) 442-2660 | | E-mail: | info@menopause.org | | Web Address: | http://www.menopause.org | | | The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a nonprofit
organization that promotes the understanding of menopause
and thereby improves the health of women as they approach
menopause and beyond. NAMS members include experts from
medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology,
epidemiology, pharmacy, and education. The NAMS Web site has information on
perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects
of estrogen loss, and a variety of therapies. |
| | Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases–National Resource
Center (ORBD–NRC) | | 2 AMS Circle | | Bethesda, MD 20892-3676 | | Phone: | 1-800-624-BONE (1-800-624-2663) (202) 223-0344 (202) 293–2356 | | TDD: | (202) 466-4315 | | E-mail: | NIAMSBONEINFO@mail.nih.gov | | Web Address: | www.niams.nih.gov/bone/ | | | The Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases–National Resource Center
is a government resource center that helps health professionals, patients, and
the public learn about and locate current information on metabolic bone
diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, and
hyperparathyroidism. |
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