ECTS-IBMS Joint Scientific Meeting Press Conference Program Announced

WHAT:
The European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) will hold a press conference to highlight selected abstracts featuring the latest scientific advances in bone biology, bone diseases and their correlation to mineral metabolism at the ECTS-IBMS Second Joint Meeting.

WHO:
*Silvano Adami, M.D., Intravenous Bisphosphonate Treatment for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis at Least as Effective as Oral Treatment

*Frank de Vries, M.Sc., Daily and Cumulative Doses of Beta-Blockers May Reduce Fracture Risk

*Jennifer Walsh, M.R.C.P., Depo-Provera Lowers Bone Density in Young Women

*Heli Viljakainen, M.Sc., Vitamin D Aids Bone Mineral Gain in Adolescent Girls

*Peter Vestergaard, M.D., Ph.D, Lithium Shows Promise as a Potential Osteoporosis Treatment

*Frank de Vries, M.Sc., Sporadic Steroid Use Does Not Increase Bone Fracture Risk

WHEN:
Monday, 27 June 2005, 13.30 (meeting dates: 25-29 June)

WHERE:
ECTS-IBMS Second Joint Meeting, Palexpo Congress Centre, Room 4, Geneva, Switzerland

For registration information and to receive an embargoed media kit before the meeting, please contact Kara Dress at kara@ibmsonline.org or at +1-202-367-2434.

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The European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) is the major organization in Europe for researchers and clinicians working in the field of calcified tissues. The International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) is the international society working to promote the generation and dissemination of knowledge about bone and mineral metabolism. The ECTS-IBMS Second Joint Meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 25-29 June 2005, brings together some 3,000 researchers, clinicians, physicians and other allied health professionals.

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