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Interactive web tool offers personalized Bone Check-Up for Adults

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center has launched a new interactive Web tool to increase awareness about bone health and osteoporosis and encourage people of all ages, especially those who don't think they are at risk for osteoporosis, to learn more about their bones.

The Web tool, called Check Up On Your Bones, is a comprehensive online tool to help people assess their bone health and possible risks for osteoporosis.

It is based on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General and designed to help people understand how the information in this important public health report relates to them. The tool is hosted at http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/bone

The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the  Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, is to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress inthese diseases.

For additional information, call NIAMS' Clearinghouse toll free at 1-877-22-NIAMS, or visit the NIAMS Web site at http://www.niams.nih.gov.

 

 

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