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Osteoporosis and Osteopenia: Facts and Fiction - Free Health Lecture Series

Nationally renowned osteoporosis expert, Dr. Steven T. Harris, will speak about his research on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and osteopenia. Dr. Harris is a board certified internist and endocrinologist with a sub-specialty focus on osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease and disorders of mineral metabolism.

Dr. Harris has spent many years working on a variety of clinical research and examining the effects of nutrition, calcium supplements, vitamin D, hormone therapy, bisphosphonates, calcitonin, PTH (parathyroid hormone) and SERM's (selective estrogen receptor modulators) for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Dr. Harris is a Clinical Professor of medicine at UCSF and has an active consultative practice in S.F.

For more information on Dr. Harris, you may visit the UCSF website by clicking here.

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This lecture is a unique opportunity to listen firsthand to the "guru of osteoporosis research" about facts, research data and more. Participants can ask questions and leave with  expert information about osteoporosis. 


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