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News & Publications
Media Advisory
| Contact: |
Melissa Haynes: (202) 367-1219; mhaynes@smithbucklin.com
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| Where: |
ASBMR Media Room, Room 306
Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington
(206) 219-4753 |
| Who: |
Jane Cauley, DR.P.H., Bone Mineral Density Helps
Predict the Risk of Non-Spine Fractures in Both African-American and Caucasion
Women
Christian Linden, M.D., Exercise in the Years Preceding Puberty
Increases Bone Mass for Life
Toshio Matsumoto, M.D., PTH in Nasal Spray Absorbed
More Easily, Builds Bone as Well as Subcutaneous PTH Injections
Jörn Rittweger, M.D., Vibration Exercise
and Resistance Training Prevent Bone Mineral Loss During Strict Bed Rest
in Healthy Men
John Wark, M.D., Ph.D., Genetics and Environment
Play Significant Roles in Hip Fracture Risk at Different Ages
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| What: |
Media briefing announcing the latest science on the diagnosis,
prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and other bone and mineral diseases,
as well as basic bone biology, that will be presented at the ASBMR 26th
Annual Meeting.
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| When: |
Friday, October 1, 12:00 p.m., Room 310 (Annual Meeting dates:
Oct. 1-5)
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The ASBMR Annual Meeting is the pre-eminent scientific meeting
on bone and mineral metabolism. More than 5,000 delegates are expected to attend
the October 1-5 meeting, where approximately 1,900 scientific abstracts are
presented. The ASBMR is the premier professional, scientific and medical society
established to promote excellence in bone and mineral research and to facilitate
the translation of that research into clinical practice. The ASBMR has a membership
of nearly 4,000 physicians, basic research scientists, and clinical investigators.
To learn more about the Society and the field of bone and mineral research,
visit the ASBMR website at www.asbmr.org.
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