Brittle Bones

Well-organized information on osteoporosis, or brittle bone disease, greets visitors to the Web site created by the National Institutes of Health’s National Resource Center for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases. The site spells out risk factors, detection, prevention, and available treatments in straightforward language devoid of medical jargon. It notes that, in the United States, 10 million people suffer from osteoporosis and 18 million more are at risk.

Go to: http://www.osteo.org