Scientific seminar on bone health
To mark the World Osteoporosis Day, New Zealand Dairy Products Bangladesh Ltd. recently organised a scientific seminar on Bone health management recently at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka — says a press release. Director of NITOR, Professor K H Abdul Awal Rizvi was present at the seminar as the keynote speaker. One in every three women suffers from bone decay and one in every five men is at risk. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. These broken bones, also known as fractures, occur typically in the hip, spine, and wrist.
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