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# 91998E2068

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2068/98 by Graham WATSON to the Commission. Report on osteoporosis in the EC** 
  
*Official Journal C 118 , 29/04/1999 P. 0021*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2068/98

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(7 July 1998)

Subject: Report on osteoporosis in the EC

Following the launch of the report on osteoporosis in the EC, "Action for Prevention" does the Commission propose funding cross-border research projects into the disease?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(22 September 1998)

The Commission's proposal for a specific programme for research and technological development (RTD) and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources"(1) addresses osteoporosis and its prevention and treatment by promoting, under the key action "Ageing population", research into age-related illnesses and health problems with high morbidity. This is in line with the main research related recommendations of the "Report on osteoporosis in the EC", namely that research should aim for preventive or onset-delaying interventions, but also offer improved means for rehabilitation, better mobility and effective pain reduction.

Efforts for improved understanding of osteoporosis and skeletomuscular disorders will also benefit from the RTD activities of generic nature, where for example public health research is urged to contribute to better quantitative European data and cost-effectiveness of health promotion. The suggested generic research activities within the same specific programme also include research on life-style dependent or nutritional risk factors as well as genetic and physiological parameters.

(1) COM(98) 305 final.

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