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We Support a Healthier Future - Healthy People 2020

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health - NIAMS

Organization URL(s)

NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
www.niams.nih.gov/

Other Contact Information

1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675

301-496-8190 (Voice)
301-480-2814 (FAX)

Description

The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.

Online Resources

Bone Health for Life
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/bone_health_for_life.asp
Calcium and Vitamin D: Important at Every Age
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Nutrition/
Check Up On Your Bones
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Optool/index.asp
Isabel’s Story: How She and Her Family Learned About Osteoporosis and Bone Health
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/osteoporosis/Isabel_story.asp
NIAMS Kids Pages
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Kids/
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Bone Health
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Pregnancy/default.asp
Recommended Calcium and Vitamin D Intakes
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/bone_health_for_life.asp#c
Vitamin A and Bone Health
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Nutrition/vitamin_a.asp?print=yes
What Is Osteoarthritis? Fast Facts: An Easy-to-Read Series of Publications for the Public
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Osteoarthritis/osteoarthritis_ff.asp

Print Resources

Consumer and professional education materials are available about arthritis, epidermolysis bullosa, scoliosis, Paget's disease, psoriasis, vitiligo, osteoporosis, autoimmune disease and many other diseases of bones, muscles, joints, and skin. All of the publications are listed at www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm, and can be downloaded from there or ordered via the shopping cart on the NIAMS Web site.