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World Osteoporosis Day 2020

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), on October 20 each year, marks a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of

October 11, 2020

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Why Healthy Bones Matter™

WHY HEALTHY BONES MATTER™ Why Healthy Bones Matter™ brings an insight into how medical conditions, medicines, and family history can affect your risk for fractures. Black

April 2, 2021

Peer Educator Ama Lee Empowers African Americans with Bone Health Knowledge

April is National Minority Health Month, so American Bone Health is taking the opportunity to highlight the disparities and differences in bone health awareness, osteoporosis

April 20, 2020

10 Things to Know About Racial Differences in Bone Health

In recognition of National Minority Health Month, American Bone Health wants to you know about differences and disparities in bone health that affect certain racial

April 13, 2020

American Bone Health Observes National Minority Health Month

April is National Minority Health Month, so we will take this time to highlight the disparities and differences in bone health awareness, osteoporosis treatment, and

April 6, 2020

Fracture Risk in African Americans

Compared with whites and other ethnic groups, African Americans have a lower risk of breaking a bone in their lifetime.1-3 The best explanations are genetic

December 7, 2016

African Americans Need Less Vitamin D and Calcium

Calcium and vitamin D are two of the cornerstones of bone health — vitamin D helps calcium get absorbed into the body where it provides

December 7, 2016

Dealing with Lactose Intolerance

Severnty-five percent of African Americans suffer the uncomfortable symptoms of lactose intolerance and avoid dairy products. There is no cure for lactose intolerance, but it

December 7, 2016

Lower Rates of Bone Density Screening Among African Americans

Whether it is discrimination among health care professionals, mistrust of the test among African Americans or a combination of factors, the reality is that there

December 7, 2016

Vitamin D Deficiency in Children

A true epidemic of vitamin D deficiency exists among this nation’s children. The American Academy of Pediatrics studied almost 10,000 young people ages 1-21 from

October 4, 2016

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