SOURCE: American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand, 1997 (1.2MB PDF)

SOURCE: American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand, 1995 (350kB PDF)

SOURCE: American Dental Association; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1997

SOURCE: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Advisory Statement, 2001

To provide physicians with a current consensus on total hip replacement.
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, 1994

Glucocorticoid therapy is associated with a number of significant side effects, of which bone loss resulting in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and an increase in fracture risk is the most serious. Due to major advancements in the understanding and management of this disease, the ACR has updated its guidelines after only 5 years.
SOURCE: Arthritis & Rheumatism Vol. 44, No. 7, July 2001, pg. 1496-1503

A large percentage of Americans fail to meet currently recommended guidelines for optimal calcium intake.
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, 1994

Optimization of bone health is a process that must occur throughout the lifespan in both males and females. Factors that influence bone health at all ages are essential to prevent osteoporosis and its devastating consequences.
SOURCE: NIH Consensus Statement 17 (2), 2000

SOURCE: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Position Statement, 1993

SOURCE: American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand, 1995 (350kB PDF)

The purpose of this consensus report was to address clinically relevant questions related to the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis.
SOURCE: American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement, 1998