Reduce your risk of osteoporosis and improve your bone health with food choices, fitness, exercise and at the pharmacy.

Media OC Replay Osteoporosis Canada’s REPLAY features some of our most popular online content on bone health and managing osteoporosis. VIEW Unbreakable – The OC Podcast UNBREAKABLE – The OC […]

Due to the current COVID situation, more whole birds are available to consumers and knowing that you have options is important when making food decisions when making grocery purchases. Most […]

Prepared and reviewed by members of the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada – Updated August 6, 2013 Calcitonin is a hormone found naturally in our bodies. A synthetic form […]

Strontium ranelate (Protelos) is a drug approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in Europe, but not in Canada. It is effective in reducing fractures . Recently the European Medicines Agency […]

Since the COVID-19 lockdown began and even now as things begin to open up across the country, many health professionals have been consulting with their patients on-line or on the […]

Denosumab (Prolia) has been shown to reduce the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women and men ≥50 years old with osteoporosis. It has also been approved for steroid induced bone […]

I am 75 years old. Six months ago, I thought that “zoom” was a word that little boys and girls used when they were playing with toy cars. However, since […]

BISPHOSPHONATES The most common family of drugs used to treat osteoporosis Bisphosphonates are the most common family of drugs used to treat osteoporosis. They are part of the group of […]