November 2008
Vinegar Test for Calcium Supplements
A recent insert on osteoporosis published in various newspapers across Quebec included the vinegar test to determine whether or not a calcium supplement would dissolve in vinegar, within 30 minutes. This test was designed to indicate how readily a tablet would be absorbed by the digestive system. More >>

November 2008
Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care launches new educational DVD to help improve osteoporosis and fracture prevention care
Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care (OOSLTC), jointly with Osteoporosis Canada, is pleased to report the upcoming debut launch of a new educational tool for osteoporosis and fracture prevention. More >>

October 2008
Congratulations to Dr. Famida Jiwa, new IOF Patient Societies subcommittee chair
Osteoporosis Canada is proud to announce that Dr. Famida Jiwa has recently been elected to the position of chair of Patient Societies Subcommittee of the Committee of National Societies (CNS) of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for a term of two years. More >>

September 2008
Dr. Bill Leslie receives 2008 Lindy Fraser Memorial Award
Osteoporosis Canada proudly recognizes Dr. William D. Leslie as the 2008 Lindy Fraser Memorial Award recipient. More >>

September 2008
Osteoporosis Canada's statement on FRAX^®
You may have heard about a new fracture risk assessment tool called FRAX^®, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). FRAX^® is a system for determining absolute fracture risk. More >>

September 2008
Colas and Osteoporosis
Q&A response by Osteoporosis Canada to a recent story by the Globe and Mail entitled "Will my Diet Coke give me osteoporosis?" More >>

August 2008
80% of women in Quebec with osteoporosis-related fractures neither diagnosed nor treated
National Results of the first Quebec study on the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, ROCQ (Recognizing Osteoporosis and its Consequences in Quebec) were presented. More >>

August 2008
Atypical fractures in postmenopausal women and alendronate
Osteoporosis Canada's official response to press reports concerning the possibility that long-term use of alendronate for osteoporosis and the occurrence of unusual fractures reported mostly in the thigh bone. More >>

July 2008
Osteoporosis Canada remembers: Professor Pierre Delmas
Pierre D. Delmas, founding president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology at the University of Lyon, France, passed. More >>

June 2008
New CAMOS/Osteoporosis Canada Award
Osteoporosis Canada (OC), the Strategic Training Program in Skeletal Health Research (STPSHR) and the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) are very pleased to announce. More >>

June 2008
Congratulations Dr. Papaioannou for winning a Woman of Distinction Award
On May 28, 2008, the Hamilton Convention Centre hosted the YWCA's 2008 Women of Disctinction award. More >>

February 2008
Saskatchewan formulary lists monthly dosing regimen Actonel® 75 mg
Effective February 15, 2008, Saskatchewan Health listed Actonel® 75 mg on the provincial drug plan formulary, under the category of Exceptional Drug Status (EDS). More >>

February 2008
Osteoporosis Canada and national women's advocate team to build bone health awareness in Guelph
On Friday, February 22, the Wellington Park Terrace Retirement Residence hosted a Bone China Tea fundraiser in Guelph to raise awareness of osteoporosis and the work Osteoporosis Canada is doing to combat the bone-wasting disease in the region and across the province. More >>

January 2008
Osteoporosis Canada responds to reported link between oral bisphosphonates and aseptic osteonecrosis; calcium supplementation and vascular events
Osteoporosis Canada is aware of the following two recent media releases:
1. The reported potential link between oral bisphosphonates and aseptic osteonecrosis. Information for people living with osteoporosis. More >> 

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