ADVISORY/Wal-Mart Pharmacy Helps Women Learn About Osteoporosis at 'Osteoporosis Awareness Day'.WHAT: The Osteoporosis Business Coalition in partnership with Wal-Mart Pharmacy is sponsoring "Osteoporosis Awareness Day." Visit a participating Wal-Mart Pharmacy to receive free information about osteoporosis. Also ask about getting a free bone density assessment -- a painless pain·less adj. Free from complication or pain: a painless operation. pain  less·ly adv. test to determine your risk for developing the disease. WHEN: Friday, Nov. 13, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Wal-Mart Pharmacy Wal-Mart Pharmacy 13739 North Central Expressway The following roads are named Central Expressway:
Dallas, TX 75243 Bedford, TX 76021 972/437-6858 817/571-6222 Wal-Mart Pharmacy Wal-Mart Pharmacy 782 Interstate 30 13307 Midway Road Rockwall, TX 75087 Farmers Branch, TX 75244 972/771-8612 972/239-4297 WHY: Over 23 million women are at risk for osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones so fragile that even a sneeze sneeze, involuntary violent expiration of air through the nose and mouth. It results from stimulation of the nervous system in the nose, causing sudden contraction of the muscles of expiration. can cause them to break. It is a threat to both younger and older women, and unfortunately, there are no warning signs. But is can be prevented and treated. Learn how at "Osteoporosis Awareness Day." For those who can't attend, call 800/7-FANNIE to receive a free education guide, Healthy Bones For Life. "Osteoporosis Awareness Day" is brought to you by The Osteoporosis Business Coalition, established by Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. and the National Osteoporosis Foundation The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is an American voluntary health organization dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C.. with Founding Members: Working Woman magazine; Norland Medical Systems Inc.; The Dress Barn Inc.; Mission Pharmacal; TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. ; and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories |
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