What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Osteoporosis Help Prevent--and Even Reverse--the Disease That Burdens Millions of Women

Did you know that white and Asian women face a 50 percent chance of osteoporosis or that a woman's risk of hip fracture is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer? Osteoporosis threatens 28 million American women. Armed with the latest research, renowned specialist Dr. Felicia Cosman brings an important new perspective on this disease -- and offers a balanced program for preventing and slowing bone loss. Get the facts on: Bone Density Testing: why most women should wait until menopause Medical Therapy for Pre-Menopausal Women: why it may not be the best answer. Estrogen and HRT Therapy: when should they be used? Your Personal Risk Factors: including genetics, lifestyle, and medications. Beating the Odds: how women of all ages (children too!) can benefit from a simple, preventive program of nutrition, exercise, and supplements when needed. Bisphosphonates and SERMS (Tamoxifen and Raloxifene): how these drugs may protect against bone loss and fracture. The New Bone-building Drug Forteo. Osteoporosis in Men: are men really at risk? Book jacket.

Felicia Cosman, M.D., an osteoporosis specialist, is the clinical director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the medical director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y., and associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University