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2024-10-21 15:14
Osteoporosis screening program underway
TEHRAN – An osteoporosis screening program has started in the country and is being implemented by four universities in the first phase.
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2024-10-20 15:02
Iran marking national bone health week
TEHRAN –The national bone health week is being observed in the country from October 19 to 25, aiming to raise public awareness on osteoporosis.
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2022-12-09 17:17
46% of Iranian women, 28% of men suffering from osteoporosis
TEHRAN – Some 46 percent of women and 28 percent of men age 50 and older in the country are suffering from osteoporosis, an official with the Ministry of Health has said.
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2022-10-22 18:23
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Osteoporosis: today's common hidden disease
TEHRAN – Every year, osteoporosis causes more than 170,000 fractures and about 4,200 deaths among Iranians, which is the most common metabolic bone disease and is known as a hidden epidemic in today's world.
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2022-08-05 18:24
Osteoporosis responsible for 4,200 annual deaths
TEHRAN – Every year, 4,200 Iranians die of osteoporosis and its complications, Afshin Ostovar, head of the non-communicable diseases management office of the Ministry of Health, has stated.
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2021-10-24 19:30
Health Ministry develops program to contain osteoporosis
TEHRAN – Providing the required medicine, insurance coverage, bone densitometry in deprived areas and appropriate treatment in hospitals for people suffering from osteoporotic fractures are among the programs of the Ministry of Health for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis.