News Service Article Fractured Health: Sex Differences in Bone Health (Oct 11) By the age of 18, roughly 85 to 90 percent of bone mass is acquired, also known as peak bone mass, and bone formation is almost complete. In order to maximize bone health, it is critical for girls to get enough calcium and vitamin D in their diets at an early age.
Press Release SWHR Founder Awarded UNFPA 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award (Oct 4) As an innovator in women’s health research, mobile health technology, and population sciences, Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) founder, Florence Haseltine, MD, PhD, will be awarded the Friends of the United Nations Foundation Population (UNFPA) 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award for the Health and Dignity of Women and Girls at its annual Gala in New York City this evening, October 4.
