Osteoporosis: A Major Problem - Worldwide

Osteoporosis--a worldwide problem and the implications in Asia.

* Professor Department of Community and Family Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong Address for Reprints: Professor Edith Lau, Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control, 3 Floor, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Osteoporosis is a condition characterised by low bone mineral density, microarchitectural deterioration of bony tissue, and a con...

osteoporosis in men: a neglected problem

Bed Bugs – A Growing Problem Worldwide

Stephen L. Doggett1, Christopher J. Orton2, David G. Lilly3 and Richard C. Russell4 Department of Medical Entomology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia. [email protected] School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. Ecolab Pty Ltd, Pest Elimination Division, 6...

The nursing shortage: a worldwide problem.

A worldwide shortage of nurses has been acknowledged by the multidisciplinary Global Advisory Group of the World Health Organization. The shortage is caused by an increased demand for nurses, while fewer people are choosing nursing as a profession and the current nurses worldwide are aging. The shortage applies to nurses in practice as well as the nurse faculty who teach students. The inter-cou...

The Problem of Osteoporosis

Fracture of the neck of the femur is an injury often sustained by elderly women, and recent epidemiological surveys have suggested that osteoporosis may be an important predisposing factor. The problem of osteoporosis therefore compels our attention, though it must be admitted that we still do not understand all the important points. Long ago Pommer (1885) recognised osteoporosis or “ simple at...