Osteoporosis (Screening)
FDA Approves Bone Density Measurement Device
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 23rd, 1998
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first bone tester that does not use X-rays: Hologic Inc.'s Sahara Bone Sonometer. It promises to make osteoporosis testing easy, portable, and cheap enough to reach areas of the country where women have had no access to such scans, the company says.
"Early diagnosis and treatment will improve the quality of life for millions of Americans who are at risk of fractures related to this condition," said U.S. Health and Human Services...
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