Sign inOsteoporosis
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has leaflets on Osteoporosis, Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis and Bisphophonates.
National Osteoporosis Society (NOS)
The only national charity dedicated to eradicating osteoporosis and promoting bone health.
Osteoporosis
Reliable information provided by Arthritis Research UK.
Osteoporosis - primary prevention
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Osteoporotic fractures - denosumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Osteoporosis - primary prevention
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Osteoporosis
Patient experience video from Healthtalkonline.
Osteoporosis
Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust.
Osteoporosis
Information from Women's Health Concern.
Osteoporosis
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Osteoporosis (after menopause)
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.