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A New £4bn Market for DR Manufacturers

IBEX is pleased to help spread the word of poor bone health, and, most importantly, offer a solution for earlier and more widespread detection of this deadly disease. Osteoporosis: a £50bn Global Problem Osteoporosis may not have the same visibility as breast cancer, but it is a massive global healthcare problem with a financial cost…

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Bone health economics research reveals staggering statistics…

With the growth and ageing of the global population, there is a looming threat to individuals, their friends and family, healthcare providers, and the wider economy from the approaching ‘fracture tsunami’. You may have read our recent article ‘Tackling osteoporosis – the hidden killer’ which discusses some of the widespread impacts of bone fragility and…

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Tackling Osteoporosis – The Hidden Killer

A FRACTURE TSUNAMI… …is approaching and the resulting human and socioeconomic burden will have an enormous impact on all countries with ageing populations. Gaps and Solutions in Bone Health: A Global Framework for Improvement (http://worldosteoporosisday.org/thematic-report-2016) An estimated 3 million people in the UK have osteoporosis, with 500,000 fragility fractures a year costing the NHS more…