Osteoporosis and Maternal Nutrition: a head start in life
The one thing about babies is that they take everything they can. Well, we can’t blame them really – they need to get the best nutritional basis...
Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults
Vitamin D supplements are widely recommended for bone health in the general population, but data on whether they prevent fractures have been...
Number of hip fractures in South Africa is on course to more than double over coming decades, study finds
Life expectancy is rising more rapidly in Africa than any other continent globally, and a new study published in the journal Osteoporosis...
Osteoporosis: human cost of fragility fractures
The difficulties and lifestyle costs after breaking bones, especially for the elderly as a result of thinning bones, is not inconsiderable or...
Osteoporosis: Choices and standards in Models of Care
Models of Care for improving outcomes for people with, or even at risk of, osteoporosis include: fracture liaison, screening, education and...
NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN ASSOCIATION WITH GAfPA
In 2022, GAfPA will partner with the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA) to wage a public awareness campaign targeted at...
Osteoporosis: how to navigate healthcare system options
Osteoporosis is a silent disease in which bones become more fragile and therefore prone to fractures. But what you shouldn’t be silent about, is...
Osteoporosis: Clinical Assessment and Treatment – what are your options?
If you are worried about developing osteoporosis – or even suspect that you already have it long before the condition might be verified by a...
Osteoporosis and Co-morbidity Conditions
While osteoporosis is not necessarily a killer disease, there are certain conditions that increase risk of bone fracture, and ultimately such...
IOF CNS Medal awarded to Teréza Hough, South African bone health advocate
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious CNS Medal to Teréza Hough, CEO of the National Osteoporosis...
Chronic Disease and Bone Health
Any disease other than osteoporosis can affect your bones. Conditions such as coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes mellitus,...
Osteoporosis: know your risk factors
We all think we know what causes osteoporosis. Why, it’s old age of course! Well, not so fast. There are several other factors we tend to forget...